Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2642
preference
喜爱；偏好；偏爱
a strong liking or favorable disposition toward someone or something
- 1.
The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of")
- 2.
Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe.
- 3.
a strong liking
强烈的喜好
- 4.
The option to so select, and the one selected.
- 5.
a predisposition in favor of something
偏爱某事物的倾向
- 6.
The state of being preferred over others.
- 7.
the right or chance to choose
选择的权利或机会
- 8.
A strong liking or personal valuation.
- 9.
A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.
优先；优先选择；受偏爱；选择权；选择；偏爱的事物；偏袒；偏心；偏见；普列费兰斯；强烈的喜好
In use
I have a preference for spicy food.
When choosing a movie, she always shows a preference for comedies.
Your preference in music is quite different from mine.
my own preference is for good literature
his sexual preferences
have a preference for sth
表示对某事物的偏爱。
She has a preference for classical music.
她偏爱古典音乐。
give preference to sb/sth
表示给予优先考虑。
The company gives preference to internal candidates.
Connections
Collocations
- preference for
- 对...的偏好
- She has a preference for classical music.她对古典音乐有偏好。
- in preference to
- 优先于...
- They chose him in preference to others.他们选择了他，优先于其他人。
- by preference
- 凭喜好
- He drinks tea by preference.他凭喜好喝茶。
- personal preference
- 个人偏好
- It's a matter of personal preference.这是个人偏好问题。
- expressed preference
- 表达的偏好
- The expressed preference of the voters was for change.选民表达的偏好是改变。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
preference 中含 prefer（偏爱），加上名词后缀 -ence，意为'偏爱的事物'。
Context & Register
通常用于表达对某事物的喜好或选择倾向，常见于日常交流、正式讨论以及商业决策等场景，语域中性，既可用于口头也可用于书面。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that perfectly rhyme with 'preference' include 'reference' and 'deference' (same stressed vowel /ɛ/ and ending). Words like 'difference', 'conference', 'influence', and 'presence' look similar but have different stressed vowels or endings, so they do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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