读音

/ˈtɛndənsi/

释义

• 名词 (n): 趋势；倾向；偏向。指事物发展或行为表现的自然或惯常的方向。例如: “There is a tendency for prices to rise in inflationary periods.”
• 动词 (v): 倾向于；趋于。描述某人或某事可能的行为或状态。例如: “She tends to be shy around new people.”

短语

• “a natural tendency towards something” 指某人或某物天生就倾向于某个方面。
• “tendency to do something” 表示经常或习惯性的行为趋势。

例句

• 名词: “The company’s tendency to overspend on marketing has caused financial problems.”
• 动词: “In his early years, he tended to avoid confrontations.”

同义词

• inclination
• proclivity
• disposition
• drift
• trend