propensity
倾向
definition
noun
a propensity for violence
an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.
translation of 'propensity'
noun
癖性
example
The main problem here is the 'propensity' of the land to flood, and Edinburgh council are still debating the best solutions.
Now with the increased 'propensity' of sloth in my lifestyle, I am getting out of shape.
their innate 'propensity' to attack one another
That 'propensity' to be overwhelmed by external stimuli also means she is unable to drive.
This leads to an adverse impact on the 'propensity' to save and the domestic accumulation of capital.
The government has long since given up trying to reduce the 'propensity' to commit crime.
In the battle for customers, a 'propensity' to boast loudly and publicly about rate cuts is not always matched by a desire to cut profits.
Others find her 'propensity' for tacky glamour and ostentatious lack of decent clothing a little too much to bear.
Those that succeed do so with grace and with what seems to be a natural 'propensity' to invent.
their innate 'propensity' to attack one another
I was not always a good person, and there's a part of everyone that has a 'propensity' to do bad.
It is better to look for those tulips with a natural 'propensity' for repeat performance.
Their 'propensity' for misalignment and poor passing was only exceeded by their ability to kick good ball away.
Every advance in knowledge has to be earned by a painful struggle against our spontaneous 'propensity' for ignorance.
For the majority of young people, a 'propensity' to blush is a natural, if embarrassing, aspect of adolescence.
his 'propensity' for violence
a 'propensity' for violence
Towards the end of his reign he showed an increasing 'propensity' for paranoia.
But the hardy little device was now safe from his 'propensity' to overwork it and from my hysteria.
It's not particularly attractive or impressive and it has the 'propensity' to fall over when it gets too tall for its pot.
He doesn't suffer fools gladly and has a 'propensity' for telling the truth.
If this were any other job, and we were looking these men's resumes, we would want to know what skills and 'propensities' and types of character they had displayed in these formative years of their lives.
On the other side of the coin, restrictive policies bring about an inhibiting econo-socio-political environment, which restrains the blossoming of a society's natural 'propensities' .
Given my 'propensities' and proclivities, I do not know how, in this symbolic sense, I could have spent the inception of the millennium in a more meaningful way.
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