propensity

/prә'pensәti/ uk　 词频 #10887

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propensity 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 倾向, 爱好, 习性

英文释义

n an inclination to do something

n a natural inclination

n a disposition to behave in a certain way

propensity 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 propensity 在自然语境里怎么用：

Its hallmarks are an enthusiasm for autonomy, a propensity for diversity and a commitment to egalitarianism.

—— Cass Sunstein: “To attribute social terribleness to liberalism is reckless. Liberalism isn’t a force in history. It’s not Voldemort”

In sleep literature, these two mechanisms are called the circadian and homeostatic components of sleep propensity.

—— Good Sleep, Good Learning (2012)

It may feel more natural as it combines both components of sleep propensity: homeostatic and circadian sleepiness.

—— Good Sleep, Good Learning (2012)

It helps treat successive sleep episodes as an expression of a single period of high sleep propensity.

—— Good Sleep, Good Learning (2012)

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