incline
翻译
倾向于, 倾斜, 使倾向于
例句
I incline to agree with you on this.
在这一点上,我倾向于同意你的看法。
The ground inclines steeply towards the river.
地面向河边急剧倾斜。
His poor health inclined him to inactivity.
他健康不佳,因而懒于活动。
语法模式
((to incline)) ((to-inf)) 倾向于做某事 I incline to agree with you on this.
((to incline)) ((sb.)) ((to sth.)) 使(某人)倾向于(某事) His poor health inclined him to inactivity.
近义词
同义词: tend, lean, slope, predispose
词源
源自拉丁语“inclinare”(使倾斜,弯曲),由“in-”(进入,在...上)和“clinare”(弯曲)组成。
记忆技巧
想象一个物理上“倾斜”或有坡度的东西,比如一个斜坡。这个概念可以引申为思想上的“倾向”或趋势。