| 单词 | inclination |
| 释义 | inclination (once / 330 pages) 1n 2n You can see the word "incline" inside inclination, which clues you in to the fact that inclination has to do with leaning. Sometimes the inclination is literal; in most cases it's about what you incline toward in a figurative sense. An inclination is something you are leaning toward, a tendency you have. You could have a specific inclination for chocolate, or you could have an inclination that applies to a decision you are about to make: "Looking at this dessert menu, my inclination is to skip everything and just go home and have a chocolate bar." WORD FAMILYinclination: inclinations+/disinclination: disinclinations/disincline: disinclination, disinclined, disinclines, disinclining/incline: disincline, inclination, inclined, inclines, inclining/inclining: inclinings USAGE EXAMPLESIf some of these inclinations suggest a West Coast flavor, it is dissipating. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Nonetheless, in those days of compulsory patriotic flag-waving the media showed no inclination to be even slightly skeptical, and the result was catastrophic. Salon(Dec 27, 2016) My first inclination is to agree with anything a person is saying to me. Salon(Dec 24, 2016) 1 1n the act of inclining; bending forward an inclination of his head indicated his agreement Syn|Hypo|Hyper inclining bob a short abrupt inclination (as of the head) nodthe act of nodding the head stoopan inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward nutationuncontrolled nodding motility, motion, move, movement a change of position that does not entail a change of location 2n the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical he walked with a heavy inclination to the right Syn|Hyper lean, leaning, list, tilt position, spatial relation the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated 3n (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) Syn|Hyper angle of inclination angle the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians 4n (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees Syn|Hyper inclination of an orbit angle the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians 5n (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon 2Syn|Hyper angle of dip, dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination angle the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians 1n a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect the alkaline inclination of the local waters Syn|Hypo|Hyper tendency heterosis, hybrid vigor (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent buoyancythe tendency to float in water or other liquid electronegativity, negativity(chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond stainability(cytology) the capacity of cells or cell parts to stain specifically with certain dyes desirean inclination to want things basophiliathe tendency of cells to stain with basic dyes hunger, hungriness, thirst, thirstinessstrong desire for something (not food or drink) greedexcessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves disposition a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing 2n an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others he had an inclination to give up too easily Syn|Hypo|Hyper disposition, tendency direction a general course along which something has a tendency to develop drift, movement, trenda general tendency to change (as of opinion) Calla special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course denominationalismthe tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations devicesan inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices' sympathy, understandingan inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion favoritism, favouritisman inclination to favor some person or group leaning, proclivity, propensitya natural inclination bent, seta relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way literalisma disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense perseverationthe tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it predispositionan inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way favor, favouran inclination to approve disapproval, disfavor, disfavour, dislikean inclination to withhold approval from some person or group partiality, partisanshipan inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives impartiality, nonpartisanshipan inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally tenora settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life evolutionary trenda general direction of evolutionary change gravitationa figurative movement toward some attraction orientation, predilection, preferencea predisposition in favor of something doghousean idiomatic term for being in disfavor reprobationsevere disapproval anthropocentricity, anthropocentrisman inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values ethnocentrismbelief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group Eurocentrismbelief in the preeminence of Europe and the Europeans bias, preconception, prejudicea partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation tilta slight but noticeable partiality localism, provincialism, sectionalisma partiality for some particular place unfairnesspartiality that is not fair or equitable disinterestednessfreedom from bias or from selfish motives candor, candour, fair-mindedness, fairnessability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty attitude, mental attitude a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways 3n that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking her inclination is for classical music Ant|Hypo|Hyper disinclination that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike leaning, propensity, tendency an inclination to do something stomachan inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness undertowan inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling liking a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment |
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