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Proclivity Prəˈklɪvəti Tendency Bad Noun Behave Sexual Pro·Cliv·Ity

Proclivity refers to a tendency to behave in a particular way or to like a particular thing, often one that is considered negative.

proclivity /prəklɪ̱vɪti/ 名词:倾向;偏好;嗜好,通常指不好的行为或喜好。

word proclivity
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proclivity
/prəklɪ̱vɪti, AM proʊ-/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](常指不好的)倾向,偏好,嗜好 A proclivity is a tendency to behave in a particular way or to like a particular thing, often a bad way or thing.
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • He was indulging his own sexual proclivities.

    他沉浸在自己的过度纵欲中。

  • ...a proclivity to daydream.

    好做白日梦


Oxford pro·cliv·ity / prəˈklɪvəti ; NAmE prəˈklɪvəti / noun ( plural pro·cliv·ities ) proclivity(for sth/for doing sth) ( formal) a natural tendency to do sth or to feel sth, often sth bad (常指对坏事的)倾向,癖好 SYN
propensity
◆ his sexual/criminal proclivities 他的性倾向╱犯罪倾向 ◆ the government's proclivity for spending money 政府花钱的倾向 proclivity proclivities
pro·cliv·ity / prəˈklɪvəti ; NAmE prəˈklɪvəti /
LDC
proclivitypro‧cliv‧i‧ty /prəˈklɪvəti $ proʊ-/ noun (plural proclivities) [countable]
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formal a tendency to behave in a particular way, or to like a particular thing – used especially about something badproclivity to/towards/for The child showed no proclivity towards aggression. his sexual proclivities
WDF

proclivity

[prəˈklɪvəti]

TOEFL
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proclivities[208]
倾向(67%),癖性(33%)
n.倾向;癖性

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