penchant
发音
英 [ˈpɒ̃ʃɒ̃]
美 [ˈpentʃənt]
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- n.
- （强烈的）倾向，爱好，嗜好
单词词源
penchant 爱好，嗜好
来自拉丁语*pendicare,悬挂，依靠，倾向，来自pendere,悬挂，词源同pendant.引申词义爱好，嗜好。字母d脱落。
双语例句
- 1. Kathryn dance is a widow with a penchant for expensive shoes .
- 凯瑟琳丹丝（kathryndance）是一位对高档女鞋有强烈嗜好的寡妇。
- 2. Japanese parents with a penchant for the arcane face similar difficulties .
- 喜欢神秘的日本父母也面临着相同的困难。
- 3. Drugmakers also have a penchant for positive results .
- 制药企业也存在公布成功实验结果的倾向。
- 4. But bankers are more sanguine about prospects , expounding a faith in the industry 's penchant for reinvention .
- 但银行家对前景则较为乐观，表明了对该行业偏爱再创造的信念。
- 5. Your penchant for variety and need for constant stimulation often finds you the strangest bedfellows .
- 你对新鲜感的嗜好和对持续刺激的需求常常促使你寻找陌生的性伴侣。