tendency
翻譯
趨勢, 傾向, 癖好
例句
He has a tendency to talk too much.
他有話太多的傾向。
There is a growing tendency towards smaller families.
小家庭的趨勢日益增長。
文法模式
a tendency ((to-inf)) 做某事的傾向 He has a tendency to arrive late.
a tendency ((towards sth.)) 朝向某物的趨勢 There's a tendency towards healthier eating.
近義詞
同義詞：inclination, propensity, trend; 反義詞：aversion
詞源
源自拉丁語「tendere」，意為「伸展，朝向」。後綴「-ency」表示性質或狀態。
記憶技巧
想像某事物「tend」（趨向）某個特定方向。