Word · Frequency #14723
penchant
爱好, 嗜好
核心释义
a strong liking
- 1.
爱好,嗜好,倾向
Taste, liking, or inclination (for).
- 2.
一种类似于贝兹克的纸牌游戏
A card game resembling bezique.
- 3.
在纸牌游戏中,同时持有不同花色的皇后和杰克
In the game of penchant, any queen and jack of different suits held at the same time.
爱好,嗜好,倾向；一种类似于贝兹克的纸牌游戏；在纸牌游戏中,同时持有不同花色的皇后和杰克；爱好；嗜好
用法In use
She has a penchant for collecting vintage stamps.
用法提示：此处 penchant 为名词，意为“嗜好”，常与介词 for 连用。
His penchant for spicy food is well known among his friends.
用法提示：penchant 在此表示强烈的喜好，后接 for 引导的偏好对象。
The artist's penchant for bright colors is evident in all her paintings.
用法提示：penchant 指一贯的爱好或倾向，此处用所有格形式。
have a penchant for sth
常与介词for连用，表示对某事物的强烈喜好。
She has a penchant for spicy food.
她对辛辣食物有强烈的偏好。
with a penchant for sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- have a penchant for
- 对……有强烈的爱好；酷爱……
- She has a penchant for exotic food.她对异国风味食物有强烈的爱好。
- a penchant for drama
- 喜欢小题大做的倾向；爱大惊小怪
- His penchant for drama often makes simple problems seem worse.他喜欢小题大做的倾向常让简单的问题显得更严重。
- a penchant for exaggeration
- 夸张的倾向；爱夸张
- He is a good storyteller, though his penchant for exaggeration is well known.他很会讲故事，不过他的夸张倾向是众所周知的。
- a penchant for risk
- 爱冒险；冒险倾向
- Her penchant for risk has made her a successful investor.她的冒险倾向使她成为一名成功的投资者。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记：pen（笔）+chant（唱），用笔吟唱，是对写作的偏爱（penchant）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing、journalism、literary works penchant 是一个偏正式的名词，通常多用于书面语、新闻报道或正式讲话中，表示对某事物的强烈喜好或倾向。口语中较少使用，非正式场合更常说 have a thing for 或 love。常见搭配为 penchant for something。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词 for 连用，表示对某事物的强烈喜好。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling 'chant' with 'penchant', but none rhymes with it. In 'penchant' the final syllable is /ʃəːŋ/ and the 'ch' is pronounced /ʃ/, whereas 'chant' and 'enchant' have /tʃænt/, and 'chanteuse' has /ʃɑːnˈtɜːz/.
用法优先级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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.