propensity

US [prəˈpensəti]
UK 
  • n.倾向；癖好；脾性
  • Web习性；嗜好；倾向性
Plural Form：propensities  

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propensity
n.
1.
（行为方面的）倾向；习性a tendency to a particular kind of behaviour
He showed a propensity for violence.
他表现出暴力倾向。
She has a propensity to exaggerate.
她爱言过其实。

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Definition:
AllAll,倾向倾向,癖好癖好,脾性脾性,习性习性,嗜好嗜好,倾向性倾向性
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Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
This is, after all, the only industry whose propensity to failure seems to be as great as in the 19th century.
毕竟，这是唯一一个失败倾向似乎与19世纪一样大的行业。
bì jìng , zhè shì wéi yī yī gè shī bài qīng xiàng sì hū yǔ shí jiǔ shì jì yí yàng dà de háng yè 。
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2.
He may be waving a big stick at Albany, but he is speaking softly and, for now, seems to be avoiding Mr Spitzer's propensity to arrogance.
他也许会对阿尔巴尼的政客们挥舞大棒，但是他态度婉转，旨在避免重蹈施皮策傲慢的覆辙。
tā yě xǔ huì duì ā ěr bā ní de zhèng kè men huī wǔ dà bàng , dàn shì tā tài du wǎn zhuǎn , zhǐ zài bì miǎn zhòng dǎo shī pí cè ào màn de fù zhé 。
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3.
It would be too simplistic to put all of this down to a cultural propensity to defer to bullying corporate bosses.
如果把这一切归结为一种听命于仗势欺人的公司老板的文化习性，那么就会过于简单了。
rú guǒ bǎ zhè yí qiè guī jié wéi yī zhǒng tīng mìng yú zhàng shì qī rén de gōng sī lǎo bǎn de wén huà xí xìng , nà me jiù huì guò yú jiǎn dān le 。
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4.
It would only shift the surplus to the commodity exporters, whose propensity to consume out of additional export revenues may be very low.
这将只是把盈余转移给大宗商品出口国，而这些国家将额外出口收入用于消费的倾向可能非常低。
zhè jiāng zhǐ shì bǎ yíng yú zhuǎn yí gěi dà zōng shāng pǐn chū kǒu guó , ér zhè xiē guó jiā jiāng é wài chū kǒu shōu rù yòng yú xiāo fèi de qīng xiàng kě néng fēi cháng dī 。
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5.
Age did not seem to make a difference in the propensity to share.
年龄在对共享的偏爱上没有什么区别。
nián líng zài duì gòng xiǎng de piān ài shàng méi yǒu shén me qū bié 。
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6.
A propensity to be saucy was one; and a perverse will, that indulged children invariably acquire, whether they be good-tempered or cross.
莽撞的性子是一个；还有倔强的意志，这是被娇惯的孩子们一定有的，不论他们脾气好坏。
mǎng zhuàng de xìng zǐ shì yī gè ; hái yǒu jué jiàng de yì zhì , zhè shì bèi jiāo guàn de hái zi men yí dìng yǒu de , bú lùn tā men pí qi hǎo huài 。
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7.
Net travel propensity refers to the percentage of the population that takes at least one tourism trip in a given period of time.
指在一定的时间内至少参加一次旅游的人数占人口总数的比例。总旅游倾向
zhǐ zài yí dìng de shí jiān nèi zhì shǎo cān jiā yī cì lǚ yóu de rén shù zhàn rén kǒu zǒng shù de bǐ lì 。 zǒng lǚ yóu qīng xiàng
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8.
We do not find the implied theoretical assumptions underlying propensity scores to be attractive or robust.
我们没发现处理倾向得分理论中具备稳健的假设。
wǒ men méi fā xiàn chǔ lǐ qīng xiàng dé fēn lǐ lùn zhōng jù bèi wěn jiàn de jiǎ shè 。
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9.
Gross travel propensity gives the total number of tourism trips taken as a percentage of the population.
指参加旅游的总人数占人口总数的比例。需求量
zhǐ cān jiā lǚ yóu de zǒng rén shù zhàn rén kǒu zǒng shù de bǐ lì 。 xū qiú liàng
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10.
I think the reason is many years of indoctrination and obedience has led to a propensity to acquiesce to others expectations.
我认为原因是多年的灌输和服从导致了一种倾向，以默许他人的期望。
wǒ rèn wéi yuán yīn shì duō nián de guàn shū hé fú cóng dǎo zhì le yī zhǒng qīng xiàng , yǐ mò xǔ tā rén de qī wàng 。
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