"he felt leanings toward frivolity"
"he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
"the aptness of iron to rust"
"the propensity of disease to spread"
1.(性格上的)倾向;习性
Apropensity to do something or apropensity for something is a natural tendency that you have to behave in a particular way.
e.g. Mr Bint has apropensity to put off decisions to the last minute...
宾特先生习惯拖到最后时刻才作决定。
e.g. She hasn't reckoned on hispropensity for violence.
她不曾料到他有暴力倾向。
1. 习性,爱好:propend,vi,倾向,爱好 |propensity,习性,爱好 | spend,v,花费,其实就是expend,读一读,发音差不多吧
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2. 倾向,嗜好:prison 监狱,拘留所;监禁,禁闭 |propensity 倾向,嗜好 | puddle (路上的)水坑,污水坑
名词复数::propensities