predilection

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌpɹiː.dəˈlɛk.ʃn̩/    美 /ˌpɹɛ.dəˈlɛk.ʃn̩/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition. countable,uncountable
    — The young King looked tenderly at Mademoiselle Mancini, who gave him a glance quite as tender in return—not, however, unobserved. His mother had been for some time past a displeased spectator of a predilection which might become dangerous.

词形变化

predilections plural prædilection alternative

词汇关系

反义词
aversion disinclination indisposition

词源

Etymology tree
Medieval Latin praedīlēctiōbor.
English predilection
Borrowed from Medieval Latin praedīlēctiō.
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