"he has a happy disposition"
"he had an inclination to give up too easily"
"a tendency to be too strict"
"a swelling with a disposition to rupture"
1.性情;性格
Someone'sdisposition is the way that they tend to behave or feel.
e.g. The rides are unsuitable for people of a nervousdisposition...
骑马这一活动不适合天性易紧张的人。
e.g. He was a man of decisive action and an adventurousdisposition.
他是一个行动果断又爱冒险的人。
2.倾向;意向
Adisposition to do something is a willingness to do it.
e.g. This has given him adisposition to consider our traditions critically...
这使他倾向以批判眼光看待我们的传统。
e.g. They show nodisposition to improvise or to take risks.
他们不愿意临时凑合或冒险。
3.排列;布置
If you refer tothe disposition of a number of objects, you mean the pattern in which they are arranged or their positions in relation to each other.
e.g. ...to understand the buildings from thedisposition of walls and entrances.
从墙体门窗布局来识别建筑物
4.(财产的)赠予,转让,分配
Thedisposition of money or property is the act of giving or distributing it to a number of people.
e.g. Judge Stacks was appointed to oversee thedisposition of funds.
斯塔克斯法官被指定监督资金的分配。
1. 配置:在英文中配置(disposition)和分配(distribution)是两个词, 但在一定意义上又是可以通用的. 在计划经济体制下,由计划决定一切,区分配置与分配没有实质性的意义. 由于我国经济体制改革是配置方式的转变,那么研究市场经济体制下财政问题时则要求.
2. 性情:[3]性情(disposition)这一概念似乎特别适用于表达习性概念(habitus,可定义为由各种性情所组成的一种系统)所包含的东西,后者在本章后部分中便作如此使用.