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predisposition n.倾向；癖性；（易患病的）体质 (1) 她有患亨延顿氏症的倾向。(2) 繁荣带来了凝滞不动的生活习惯和嗜糖的饮食结构，在阿拉伯人中这容易诱发高血糖的遗传倾向。(3) 她有喜欢挑人毛病的癖性。(4) 它创造和控制我们的遗传情感模式和对某一个情感状况容易得病的体质。(5) 没有含意一种特定的被遗传但是组成一个易患病的体质个别的因素只有被遗传。 Predisposition comes from the Latin prae meaning "before," and disponere meaning "put in order, arrange, distribute." If you have a predisposition to think or act a certain way, you can anticipate your reaction before it happens. A genetic predisposition means you are likely to inherit a trait from your parents. Someone might have a genetic predisposition to diabetes or to another illness.

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英 [ˌpriːdɪspə'zɪʃn] 美 [ˌpriːdɪspə'zɪʃn] (1) She has a predisposition to Huntington's disease.(2) This prosperity has bought a sedentary lifestyle and a sugary diet, which may have triggered a genetic predisposition to diabetes among Arabs.(3) She has a predisposition to criticize others.(4) It creates and controls our genetic emotional profile as well as our predisposition to certain emotional conditions.(5) There is no implication that a specific disease is inherited but only the individual factors that compose a predisposition are inherited. A predisposition is a tendency to do something. If you know you have a predisposition toward getting carsick, better to plan ahead and avoid eating before a long drive. Things could get ugly. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]倾向；禀性 If you have a predisposition to behave in a particular way, you tend to behave like that because of the kind of person that you are or the attitudes that you have.   [usu with supp]  [FORMAL 正式]...a woman's predisposition to use the right side of her brain...女性使用右脑的倾向There is a thin dividing line between educating the public and creating a predisposition to panic.对公众进行教育和制造恐慌倾向之间没有明显的分界。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]（易患某种疾病的）倾向，体质 If you have a predisposition to a disease or illness, it is likely that you will suffer from that disease or illness.   [with supp]  [FORMAL 正式]...a genetic predisposition to lung cancer.易患肺癌的遗传倾向

英语单词	predisposition
英美音标	英 [ˌpriːdɪspə'zɪʃn] 美 [ˌpriːdɪspə'zɪʃn]
中文释义	n.倾向；癖性；（易患病的）体质
英语例句	(1) She has a predisposition to Huntington's disease. (2) This prosperity has bought a sedentary lifestyle and a sugary diet, which may have triggered a genetic predisposition to diabetes among Arabs. (3) She has a predisposition to criticize others. (4) It creates and controls our genetic emotional profile as well as our predisposition to certain emotional conditions. (5) There is no implication that a specific disease is inherited but only the individual factors that compose a predisposition are inherited.
中文例句	(1) 她有患亨延顿氏症的倾向。 (2) 繁荣带来了凝滞不动的生活习惯和嗜糖的饮食结构，在阿拉伯人中这容易诱发高血糖的遗传倾向。 (3) 她有喜欢挑人毛病的癖性。 (4) 它创造和控制我们的遗传情感模式和对某一个情感状况容易得病的体质。 (5) 没有含意一种特定的被遗传但是组成一个易患病的体质个别的因素只有被遗传。
vocabulary简明	A predisposition is a tendency to do something. If you know you have a predisposition toward getting carsick, better to plan ahead and avoid eating before a long drive. Things could get ugly.
vocabulary扩展	Predisposition comes from the Latin prae meaning "before," and disponere meaning "put in order, arrange, distribute." If you have a predisposition to think or act a certain way, you can anticipate your reaction before it happens. A genetic predisposition means you are likely to inherit a trait from your parents. Someone might have a genetic predisposition to diabetes or to another illness.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]倾向；禀性 If you have a predisposition to behave in a particular way, you tend to behave like that because of the kind of person that you are or the attitudes that you have. [usu with supp] [FORMAL 正式] ...a woman's predisposition to use the right side of her brain... 女性使用右脑的倾向 There is a thin dividing line between educating the public and creating a predisposition to panic. 对公众进行教育和制造恐慌倾向之间没有明显的分界。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（易患某种疾病的）倾向，体质 If you have a predisposition to a disease or illness, it is likely that you will suffer from that disease or illness. [with supp] [FORMAL 正式] ...a genetic predisposition to lung cancer. 易患肺癌的遗传倾向

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