[N-VAR 可变名词]意向;倾向;爱好 An inclination is a feeling that makes you want to act in a particular way.
[usu with supp]
He had neither the time nor the inclination to think of other things...
他没有时间也不愿意去考虑其他事情。
She showed no inclination to go...
她丝毫没有要走的意思。
He set out to follow his artistic inclinations.
他开始追求自己的艺术爱好。
Oxford
in·clin·ationAWL/ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn; NAmEˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn/noun1[uncountable , countable ]a feeling that makes you want to do sth 倾向;意愿inclination(to do sth) ◆He did not show the slightest inclinationto leave. 他丝毫没有表现出要离开的意思。◆My natural inclinationis to find a compromise. 我生性易于妥协。◆She had neither the time nor the inclination to help them.她既没有时间也不愿意帮助他们。inclination(towards/for sth) ◆She lacked any inclination for housework.她一点都没有兴趣做家务。◆He was a loner by nature and by inclination.他天性不喜交际,且自己也无意于此。◆You must follow your own inclinations when choosing a career.你必须按照自己的意愿选择职业。2[countable ]inclinationto do sth a tendency to do sth 趋向;趋势◆There is an inclination to treat geography as a less important subject.有一种趋向认为地理是一门次要的学科。3[countable , usually singular, uncountable ]( technical 术语) a degree of sloping 倾斜度◆an inclination of 45°*45° 的倾斜度 ◆the angle of inclination倾角4[countable ]a small downward movement, usually of the head 向下的轻微动作;(通常指)点头inclinationinclinationsin·clin·ation/ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn; NAmEˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn/
1[countable, uncountable] a feeling that makes you want to do something: My natural inclination was to say no.inclination to do something Neither of my children showed the slightest inclination to follow me into journalism. Teachers simply do not have the time or the inclination to investigate these matters.2[countable, uncountable] a tendency to think or behave in a particular wayinclination to do something an inclination to see everything in political termsinclination to/towards She’s troubled by her son’s inclination toward atheism.by inclination Bart was a romantic by inclination.3[countable] a movement made down towards the ground: She greeted Maggie with an inclination of the head.4[countable, uncountable] formal a slope, or the angle at which something slopes
WDF
inclination
[ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn]
CET6TEM4TOEFLIELTS
n8423
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NOUN11363
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inclinations[222]
倾向(78%),趋势(6%),倾斜度(6%),斜坡(6%),意愿(4%)
n.倾向,爱好;斜坡
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