英语词汇“penchant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A penchant is a strong preference or tendency. If you have a penchant for pizza, you either eat it daily or wish you did.

Penchant borrows from French, in which penchant literally means inclined. It goes back to the Latin pendere, for hanging, which is also the source of pendant. In both French and English, speakers have long used the idea of inclination metaphorically: a hillside can be inclined in one direction or another, and so can a person's thoughts. But in English, penchant is only for desires.

WORD FAMILY

penchant: penchants

USAGE EXAMPLES

Williams discovered his penchant for film study after his family moved from Atlanta to Folsom, Calif., after his high school freshman season.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

The best strategy depends on your age, income, penchant for spending, loan burden and interest rates.

Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016)

He even explains his penchant for fast food in terms of what he imagines to be its cleanliness.

Salon(Dec 23, 2016)

n a strong liking

the Irish have a penchant for blarney

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

predilection, preference, taste

acquired taste

a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience

weakness

a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you

liking

a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment

单词	penchant
释义	penchant (once / 5485 pages) n A penchant is a strong preference or tendency. If you have a penchant for pizza, you either eat it daily or wish you did. Penchant borrows from French, in which penchant literally means inclined. It goes back to the Latin pendere, for hanging, which is also the source of pendant. In both French and English, speakers have long used the idea of inclination metaphorically: a hillside can be inclined in one direction or another, and so can a person's thoughts. But in English, penchant is only for desires. WORD FAMILY penchant: penchants USAGE EXAMPLES Williams discovered his penchant for film study after his family moved from Atlanta to Folsom, Calif., after his high school freshman season. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The best strategy depends on your age, income, penchant for spending, loan burden and interest rates. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) He even explains his penchant for fast food in terms of what he imagines to be its cleanliness. Salon(Dec 23, 2016) n a strong liking the Irish have a penchant for blarney Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper predilection, preference, taste acquired taste a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience weakness a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you liking a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
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