predisposition
英[priːdɪspə'zɪʃn]
美['pridɪspə'zɪʃən]
- n. 倾向；素质；易染病体质
词态变化
复数: predispositions;
助记提示
1. dis- "apart" + posit- + -ion.
2. 含义：put things apart, put things to their different positions (directions), put in order, arrange, distribute.
3. 也就是把各种事情、东西放置到他们各自不同的位置上。
4. References to "temperament" are from astrological use of the word for "position of a planet as a determining influence".
5. pre- + disposition.
中文词源
predisposition 倾向，癖性
来自predispose,倾向于。
英文词源
- predisposition (n.)
- 1620s, from pre- + disposition.
双语例句
- 1. a genetic predisposition to liver disease
- 易患肝病的遗传体质
来自《权威词典》
- 2. There is a thin dividing line between educating the public and creating a predisposition to panic.
- 对公众进行教育和制造恐慌倾向之间没有明显的分界。
来自辞典例句
- 3. This predisposition may bespeak a different mentality.
- 这种偏爱可能说明不同的心智状态.
来自辞典例句
- 4. This might indicate a predisposition to elevated mood and mania, they speculate.
- 他们推测这可能表示易于情绪高涨或躁狂的体质.
来自互联网
- 5. Genetic predisposition is by far the most common cause of baldness.
- 到目前为止,遗传因素是造成秃顶的最主要原因.
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