Word · Frequency #6915
inclination
倾向；趋向
inclination
指心理上偏爱某事的倾向，不是坡度或点头的动作。
- 1.
A physical tilt or bend.
物理上的倾斜或弯曲。
- 2.
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
一种心理态度,尤其是偏向某个选择而非其他选择
- 3.
A slant or slope.
倾斜或斜坡。
- 4.
(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
轨道平面与黄道平面之间的角度,以度数表示
- 5.
A tendency.
倾向。
- 6.
(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
x轴与给定直线形成的角度(从x轴的正半轴逆时针测量)
- 7.
The angle of intersection of a reference plane.
参考平面的交角。
物理上的倾斜或弯曲。；一种心理态度,尤其是偏向某个选择而非其他选择；倾斜或斜坡。；轨道平面与黄道平面之间的角度,以度数表示；倾向。
In use
She has a natural inclination to help others.
My first inclination was to refuse, but I decided to accept.
His artistic inclinations were clear from a young age.
he had an inclination to give up too easily
have an inclination to do sth
表示做某事的倾向或意愿。
She has a strong inclination to become a doctor.
她有成为医生的强烈倾向。
inclination towards sth
强调对某事物的偏好或倾向。
His artistic inclinations towards painting were evident from an early age.
他早年就表现出对绘画的艺术倾向。
Connections
Collocations
- have an inclination
- 有倾向
- She has an inclination to stay up late.她有熬夜的倾向。
- show an inclination
- 表现出倾向
- He showed an inclination for music at an early age.他小时候就表现出对音乐的兴趣。
- natural inclination
- 自然倾向
- Most people have a natural inclination to avoid pain.大多数人都有避免痛苦的自然倾向。
- strong inclination
- 强烈倾向
- I have a strong inclination to travel abroad this year.我今年有强烈的出国旅游的倾向。
- inclination to do
- 做某事的倾向
- He felt an inclination to decline the invitation.他感到想拒绝邀请的倾向。
- inclination for
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘in（里面）+clination（类似climb，攀爬）’，内心攀爬一种方向，即‘倾向’；或记‘倾斜’就是物体内倾。如：他有学英语的 inclination。
Context & Register
register: neutral; settings: general; contexts: 日常生活, 学术讨论, 职场沟通; note_zh: “心理倾向”这一义项在多种场景下使用，没有明显的正式或非正式倾向，因此选择中性语域。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with 'inclination' because they share the /eɪʃən/ ending, often spelled '-ation'. Be careful with words like 'definition' (/ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃən/) which end in /ɪʃən/ and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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