pro·pen·si·ty /prəˈpɛn(t)səti/
傾向,愛好,習性
Pro·pen·si·ty n.; pl. Propensities The quality or state of being propense; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bias; bent; tendency. “A propensity to utter blasphemy.”
Syn: -- Disposition; bias; inclination; proclivity; proneness; bent; tendency.
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propensity
n 1: an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward
frivolity" [syn: leaning, tendency]
2: a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for
exaggeration" [syn: proclivity, leaning]
3: a disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of
iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread" [syn:
aptness]