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单词 inclination
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inclination

They're dutiful but have little time or inclination.I would not have the time or inclination.He might have been an undertaker but, against his natural inclination, he became an avid partygoer.We discipline our natural inclination for freedom without responsibility.This shows an inclination to avoid the upper part of a vertical frame.Yet most of those are primarily musicians with artistic inclinations.This explains why he has neither the time nor the inclination to form his own tastes.The natural inclination of the index finger is to point.This place needs a tenant with an eye for aesthetics and the inclination to show it off.Thinking of others also gives us less time and inclination to worry about ourselves.It demands allegiance in the teeth of our natural inclinations and normal rational processes.Learn while you have the time and the inclination.Collections such as these enforced a natural inclination to conservatism on the part of their founders.Few chefs teach them and fewer have the inclination or time to learn.Though she showed an aptitude for science, from an early age her inclinations were artistic.A hurried glance around and a slight inclination of the head was all the acknowledgment returned.Our daughter of 22 months makes a lot of babbling conversation but is showing no real inclination to speak.You inherit a disposition towards positive or negative effect so there's not much that you can do to switch your natural inclination.Nor do I have the slightest inclination to learn anything more about him.I don't have the time or the slightest inclination.There are other big banks out there, but they also seem to show little inclination to compete with the new elite in investment banking.So now, when they are most in need, investors have little inclination to bail them out.So far, despite the presence of single and available females, they have shown no inclination to do so.Humans have been turning inedible grass into edible food via livestock since Neolithic times, and we show precious little inclination to stop.At 84 I feel no inclination to go out rioting anyway.

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inclination

British English: inclination NOUN
An inclination is a feeling that makes you want to act in a particular way.
He had neither the time nor the inclination to think of other things.
  • American English: inclination
  • Brazilian Portuguese: inclinação
  • Chinese: 意向
  • European Spanish: tendencia
  • French: inclination
  • German: Neigung
  • Italian: inclinazione
  • Japanese: 好み
  • Korean: 의향
  • European Portuguese: inclinação
  • Latin American Spanish: tendencia

Chinese translation of 'inclination'

inclination

(ɪnklɪˈneɪʃən)

n (c/u)

  1. (= desire) 倾(傾)向 (qīngxiàng) (种(種), zhǒng)
(noun) 
Definition
a liking, tendency, or preference
He had neither the time nor the inclination to think about it.
Synonyms
desire
I had a strong desire to help and care for people.
longing
He felt a longing for the familiar.
wish
Clearly she had no wish for his company.
need
The need for revenge kept eating at me.
aspiration
the needs and aspirations of our pupils
craving
I had a sudden craving for a cheese sandwich.
yearning
He spoke of his yearning for another child.
hankering
Have you always had a hankering to be an actress?
(noun) 
Definition
a liking, tendency, or preference
She set out to follow her artistic inclinations.
Synonyms
tendency
He has a tendency towards snobbery.
liking
She had a liking for good clothes.
taste
She developed a taste for journeys to hazardous regions.
turn
She has a turn for gymnastic exercises.
fancy
leaning
I always had a leaning towards sport.
bent
a bent for natural history
stomach
They have no stomach for a fight.
prejudice
bias
There were fierce attacks on the BBC for alleged political bias.
affection
She thought of him with affection.
thirst
their ever-growing thirst for cash
disposition
They show no disposition to take risks.
penchant
She had a penchant for playing jokes on people.
fondness
I've always had a fondness for jewels.
propensity
She hadn't reckoned on his propensity for violence.
aptitude
He discovered an aptitude for working in accounts.
predisposition
the predisposition to behave in a certain way
predilection
his predilection for expensive whisky
proclivity (formal)
Los Angeles's unique proclivity for experimental arty endeavour
partiality
a partiality for junk food
turn of mind
She was of a rational turn of mind.
proneness
He has a proneness to making unfortunate remarks.
Opposites
dislike
,
aversion
,
revulsion
,
antipathy
,
disinclination
(noun) 
a polite inclination of the head
Synonyms
bow
I gave a theatrical bow and waved.
bending
nod
bowing
(noun) 
Definition
a slope or slant
Synonyms
slope
a mountain slope
pitch
the 45-degree pitch of the roof
leaning
bend
bending
angle
The boat was leaning at a 30-degree angle.
incline
I came to a halt at the edge of a steep incline.
tilt
the tilt of the earth's axis
slant
The house is on a slant.
deviation
gradient
a hill with a gradient of 1 in 3

Additional synonyms

in the sense of affection
Definition
fondness or tenderness for a person or thing
She thought of him with affection.
Synonyms
fondness,
liking,
feeling,
love,
care,
desire,
passion,
warmth,
attachment,
goodwill,
devotion,
kindness,
inclination,
tenderness,
propensity,
friendliness,
amity (formal),
aroha (New Zealand)
in the sense of angle
Definition
the divergence between two such lines or surfaces, measured in degrees
The boat was leaning at a 30-degree angle.
Synonyms
gradient,
bank,
slope,
incline,
inclination
in the sense of aptitude
Definition
natural tendency or ability
He discovered an aptitude for working in accounts.
Synonyms
gift,
ability,
talent,
capacity,
intelligence,
leaning,
bent,
tendency,
faculty,
capability,
flair,
inclination,
disposition,
knack,
propensity,
proficiency,
predilection,
cleverness,
proclivity (formal),
quickness,
giftedness,
proneness,
aptness

Synonyms of 'inclination'

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