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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。
爱好, 嗜好
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
爱好, 嗜好
a strong liking
She has a penchant for spicy food.
她对辛辣食物有强烈的偏好。
爱好,嗜好,倾向
Taste, liking, or inclination (for).
一种类似于贝兹克的纸牌游戏
A card game resembling bezique.
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.
She has a penchant for collecting vintage stamps.
她对于收集 vintage 邮票有一种嗜好。
His penchant for spicy food is well known among his friends.
他对辛辣食物的嗜好在朋友间是出了名的。
The artist's penchant for bright colors is evident in all her paintings.
这位艺术家对明亮色彩的偏爱在她的所有画作中都很明显。
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。
He is a writer with a penchant for drama.
他是一位偏爱戏剧的作家。
His penchant for exaggeration often gets him into trouble.
他喜欢夸张的倾向常常给他带来麻烦。
Not this
He has a penchant of jazz music.
Use this
He has a penchant for jazz music.
介词误用：表示“对……的爱好”时，penchant 后应固定搭配介词 for，而不是 of。中文直译为“对爵士乐的爱好”，但英语中 penchant 要求 for。
Not this
She penchants classical music.
Use this
She has a penchant for classical music.
词性误用：penchant 是名词，不能直接用作动词。正确表达是 have a penchant for，表示“有……的爱好”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
对时尚或风格的偏爱
The designer's penchant for style is evident in every collection.
这位设计师对风格的偏爱在每一季系列中都显而易见。
收藏爱好；对收藏的嗜好
His penchant for collecting vintage watches started in college.
他对收藏古董手表的嗜好始于大学时期。
对……有强烈的喜好或倾向
She has a penchant for collecting rare books.
她对收藏稀有书籍有强烈的喜好。
逐渐对……产生喜好
He developed a penchant for jazz after college.
大学毕业后他逐渐喜欢上了爵士乐。
有……倾向的；喜好……的
He's a playwright with a penchant for tragic endings.
他是一位偏好悲剧结局的剧作家。
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记：pen（笔）+chant（唱），用笔吟唱，是对写作的偏爱（penchant）。
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。
常与介词 for 连用，表示对某事物的强烈喜好。
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