Tendency
[ 'tɛndənsi ]
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n. 倾向，趋势;（话或作品等的）旨趣，意向;性情;癖好;
💡 词根助记
tend伸展；扩大+ency状态→伸出去的状态→偏向一边→倾向
📝 例句
His tendency toward violence was athwart the philosophy of the peace movement.
他倾向于用暴力，这可是跟和平运动的宗旨背道而驰的。
Honeybees carry this tendency even farther.
蜜蜂甚至有比这更甚的习性。
The tendency to substitution may be overborne by a contrary tendency.
替代的趋势也许会被一种相反的趋势所压倒。
I have a tendency to make over my ideas to match his.
我一向尽力使自己接近他的想法。
Her former tendency toward melancholia was dispelled.
她从前忧郁的倾向已经消失了。
🌱 联想助记
【记】ten-十,den-拼音“凳”,cy-拼音“苍蝇”:这10个凳子有招来苍蝇的趋势
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-tend-表示“延伸”
常见变体有-tent-、-tens-
📖 牛津释义
tendency
n
1 ~ (to/towardssth)/(to do sth) way a person or thing tends to be or behave （人或物呈现的）倾向, 趋势
a tendency to fat/towards fatness/to get fat 发胖的趋势
homicidal tendencies 有杀人的可能.
2 direction in which sth moves or changes; trend （事物运动或变化的）趋向, 倾向, 趋势
Prices continue to show an upward tendency, ie to increase. 物价呈持续上升的趋势.
🎯 考研助记
tend(趋向)+en+cy: 趋势 倾向
🔁 扩展释义
*['tendәnsi]n. 趋向, 倾向【医】 趋向, 趋势
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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You're a real Stewart!
你真是我们Stewart家的人！
We're working fast to try and make up for lost time.
我们正加紧工作以争取补偿失去的时间。
It did not take the firefighters long to put out the fire, and they at once started to look for causes of the fire.
消防队员没花多时间就把大火扑灭了，他们马上开始调查火灾发生的原因。