incline
翻譯
傾向於, 傾斜, 使傾向於
例句
I incline to agree with you on this.
在這一點上,我傾向於同意你的看法。
The ground inclines steeply towards the river.
地面向河邊急劇傾斜。
His poor health inclined him to inactivity.
他健康不佳,因而懶於活動。
文法模式
((to incline)) ((to-inf)) 傾向於做某事 I incline to agree with you on this.
((to incline)) ((sb.)) ((to sth.)) 使(某人)傾向於(某事) His poor health inclined him to inactivity.
近義詞
同義詞: tend, lean, slope, predispose
詞源
源自拉丁語「inclinare」(使傾斜,彎曲),由「in-」(進入,在...上)和「clinare」(彎曲)組成。
記憶技巧
想像一個物理上「傾斜」或有坡度的東西,比如一個斜坡。這個概念可以引申為思想上的「傾向」或趨勢。