| 单词 | tendency |
| 释义 | tendency['tendənsi]n. 趋向, 倾向【医】 趋向, 趋势 tendency ten.den.cy AHD: [tµn“d…n-s¶] D.J. [6tend*nsi8]K.K. [6tWnd*nsi]n.（名词） 【复数】 ten.den.cies 1. Movement or prevailing movement in a given direction:趋势：在一给定方向的运动或普遍的行动：observed the tendency of the wind; the shoreward tendency of the current.观察风向；向岸边的潮流2. A characteristic likelihood:可能性：特征上的可能性：fabric that has a tendency to wrinkle.可能起皱的布料3. A predisposition to think, act, behave, or proceed in a particular way.脾性：思想、行为、举止的一种倾向，或以一种特殊方式进行4. An implicit direction or purpose:意向：隐含的倾向或意图：not openly liberal, but that is the tendency of the book.虽然没有公开的自由，但这是这本书的倾向5. An implicit point of view in written or spoken matter; a bias.倾向：在文章或言论中隐含的一种观点；偏见语源:1. Medieval Latin tendentia 中世纪拉丁语 tendentia 2. from Latin tend¶ns tendent- [present participle of] tendere [to tend] * see tend 1源自 拉丁语 tend¶ns tendent- [] tendere的现在分词 [倾向于] *参见 tend1参考词汇:1. tendency,trend,current,drift,tenor,inclination2. These nouns are compared as they refer to the direction or course of an action or a thought.当这些名词都指一种行为或思想方向或过程时它们可以互相比较。3. Tendency implies a predisposition to proceed in a particular way: Tendency 暗含着以某一特定方式进行的倾向： “The tendency of our own day is . . . towards firm, solid, verifiable knowledge” (William H. Mallock).“我们今天的趋势是…朝向一种坚定、坚实且可证明的知识” （威廉·H·马洛克）。4. Trend often applies to a general or prevailing direction,especially within a particular sphere: Trend 经常指普遍的或流行的方向，尤指在某一特定领域的： “the trend of religious thought in recent times” (James Harvey Robinson).“近些时候宗教思想的趋势” （詹姆士·哈维·罗宾逊）。5. Current suggests a course or flow, as of opinion,especially one representative of a given time or place: Current 暗示路线或流动，如思想观点的，尤指特定时间或地点的典型代表： Political conservatives fear a drift toward communism in Latin America.政治保守派们对拉丁美洲的共产主义倾向感到恐惧。6. Tenor implies a continuous, unwavering course: Tenor 暗示持续的，不变更的路线： “His conduct was . . . uniform and unvarying in its tenor” (Frederick Marryat).“他的行为…与其一贯方式保持一致，毫不变化” （弗里德里克·马里亚特）。7. Inclination usually refers to an individual's propensity for or disposition toward one thing rather than another: Inclination 通常指个人爱好或喜欢此物甚于彼物的倾向： “Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible,but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary” (Reinhold Niebuhr).“人类对公平的接受能力使民主成为可能，但人类对不公平的倾向却使民主变得必需” （赖因霍尔德·尼布尔） |
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