| 正面 | 3060.tendency 英 ['tend(ə)nsɪ]美 ['tɛndənsi]     |
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| 背面 |     释义： 1. tend-: stretch. => tend-: stretch to a certain direction, move to a certain direction, move in a certain direction(引申义).2. tend- + -ency => tendency.3. 由此引申义：趋向、倾向、癖好。n. 倾向，趋势；癖好 例句： 1. Stewart has developed a tendency to mix it verbally with the opposition.斯图尔特现在变得只要和别人意见不合，就准备大吵一架。 tendency 倾向，趋势tend-,延伸，伸长，-ency,状态名词后缀。 tendency (n.)1620s, from Medieval Latin tendentia "inclination, leaning," from Latin tendens, present participle of tendere "to stretch, extend, aim" (see tenet). Earlier in same sense was tendaunce (mid-15c.), from Old French tendance." |