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单词 predilective
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predilectiveadj.

Brit. /ˌpriːdᵻˈlɛktɪv/, U.S. /ˌprɛdlˈɛktɪv/, /ˌprɛdəˈlɛktɪv/, /ˌpridlˈɛktɪv/, /ˌpridəˈlɛktɪv/
Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: predilection n., -ive suffix; Latin praedilect- , praediligere , -ive suffix.
Etymology: < either predilect- (in predilection n.) or post-classical Latin praedilect-, past participial stem of praediligere to prefer (see predilect adj.) + -ive suffix.
rare.
Relating to, of the nature of, or showing a predilection.
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the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [adjective]
disposedc1430
affectuousc1441
affectioned1539
fond1548
affectionated1561
well-affectionate1567
affected1584
fancied1589
partial1621
predilective1790
1790 C. Hamilton Trans. during Reign Queen Anne Introd. 25 Anne Princess of Denmark, the eldest surviving sister of the attainted Prince, for whom she professed a predilective affection, peaceably ascended the throne.
1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher III. 172 I see nothing impossible in such a personage taking advantage of your predilective imprudency.
1951 G. W. Allport Use of Personal Documents in Psychol. Sci. iii. xiii. 191 Such documents anchor a discipline in the bedrock of human experience, make the most of the predilective value of the single case in the normal process of human thought,..and aid in meeting..the three critical tests of science.
1973 Jrnl. Brit. Stud. 12 141 If Mayer means to affirm the existence of a hierarchy of urgencies, from the predilective to the imperative, then he has as yet failed to specify the points and conditions of transition.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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