tendency
翻譯
趨勢, 傾向, 癖好
例句
He has a tendency to exaggerate.
他有誇大的傾向。
There is a growing tendency towards remote work.
遠程工作的趨勢日益增長。
文法模式
a tendency ((to-inf)) (做某事的)傾向 He has a tendency to be late.
a tendency ((towards sth.)) (朝向某物的)趨勢 There is a tendency towards smaller cars.
近義詞
同義詞: inclination, propensity, disposition
詞源
源自拉丁語「tendere」,意為「伸展,延伸」。它表示一種「伸向」或傾向於某事物的性質。
記憶技巧
與動詞片語「tend to do」(傾向於做某事)一起記憶,效果更佳。