单词	proclivity
释义	proclivitypro‧cliv‧i‧ty /prəˈklɪvəti $ proʊ-/ noun (plural proclivities) [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINproclivity Origin: 1500-1600 Latin proclivitas, from proclivis ‘sloping’, from clivis ‘hill’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS It is those who had no proclivity towards will making about whom we most wish to know. Note that certain ancient gender-based proclivities, for better or worse, still often come into play. Quantitative material is also used as evidence for the criminal proclivities of persons with certain social characteristics. This proclivity hinders their ability to respond effectively to challenges. When did our nationalist proclivities get traded for brute anticommunism? Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► showed no proclivity  The child showed no proclivity towards aggression. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► show · But old habits die hard, and Apple has shown a proclivity to chase market share while hand-wringing over shrinking gross margins. formal a tendency to behave in a particular way, or to like a particular thing – used especially about something badproclivity to/towards/for The child showed no proclivity towards aggression. his sexual proclivities
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