predilection 音标拼音: [pr
, ɛdəl'ɛkʃən]
n . 嗜好,偏爱,袒护
嗜好,偏爱,袒护
predilection n 1 :
a predisposition in favor of something ; "
a predilection for expensive cars "; "
his sexual preferences "; "
showed a Marxist orientation " [
synonym : {
predilection }, {
preference },
{
orientation }]
2 :
a strong liking ; "
my own preference is for good literature ";
"
the Irish have a penchant for blarney " [
synonym : {
preference },
{
penchant }, {
predilection }, {
taste }]
Predilection \
Pre `
di *
lec "
tion \,
n . [
Pref .
pre -
L .
dilectus ,
p .
p .
diligere to prefer :
cf .
F .
pr ['
e ]
dilection .
See {
Diligent }.]
A previous liking ;
a prepossession of mind in favor of something ;
predisposition to choose or like ;
partiality .
--
Burke .
[
1913 Webster ]
105 Moby Thesaurus words for "
predilection ":
a thing for ,
affinity ,
animus ,
aptitude ,
aptness ,
bag ,
bent ,
bias ,
cast ,
character ,
chosen kind ,
conatus ,
conduciveness ,
constitution ,
cup of tea ,
delight ,
diathesis ,
disposition ,
druthers ,
eagerness ,
eccentricity ,
fancy ,
fascination ,
favor ,
favoritism ,
feeling for ,
forejudgment ,
grain ,
idiosyncrasy ,
inclination ,
inclining ,
individualism ,
jaundice ,
jaundiced eye ,
kidney ,
leaning ,
liability ,
liking ,
make ,
makeup ,
mental set ,
mettle ,
mind ,
mind -
set ,
mold ,
mutual affinity ,
mutual attraction ,
nature ,
one -
sidedness ,
parti pris ,
partialism ,
partiality ,
particular choice ,
partisanship ,
penchant ,
personal choice ,
preapprehension ,
preconception ,
preconclusion ,
preconsideration ,
predecision ,
predetermination ,
predisposition ,
preference ,
prejudgment ,
prejudication ,
prejudice ,
premature judgment ,
prenotion ,
prepossession ,
presumption ,
presupposal ,
presupposition ,
presurmise ,
probability ,
proclivity ,
proneness ,
propensity ,
readiness ,
sensitivity to ,
set ,
slant ,
soft spot ,
stamp ,
strain ,
streak ,
stripe ,
style ,
susceptibility ,
sympathy ,
taste ,
temper ,
temperament ,
tendency ,
thing ,
tropism ,
turn ,
turn of mind ,
twist ,
type ,
undetachment ,
undispassionateness ,
warp ,
weakness ,
willingness
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