| 单词 | penchant |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['pə:ŋʃə:nt] |
| 解释 | n.爱好，嗜好 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 爱好，嗜好(a strong and continued inclination) 【考】 反义词：aversion(厌 恶); dislike(讨厌) 【记】 pench(=pend 挂)＋ant→对…挂着 一颗心→爱好 【例】 My roommate has a penchant for cooking elaborate dinners. |
| 字源 | penchant (n.) 1670s, from French penchant, noun use of present participle of Old French pencher "to incline," from Vulgar Latin *pendicare, a frequentative formed from Latin pendere "to hang" (see pendant (n.)). |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. (与for连用)强烈的爱好; 嗜好 【记】pench = pend挂, ant蚂蚁－把蚂蚁挂起来看－特别爱好 【参】pen雌天鹅, chant圣歌－雌天鹅唱圣歌－嗜好 【反】aversion(n 厌恶); dislike(n 嫌恶) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】pen 笔，写东西，写作 + chant 音乐，唱歌→写作与音乐是我的最大爱好 |
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