PREDILECTION, n. The preparatory stage of disillusion.
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n. 偏愛，偏好，嗜好;
?? pre前+dilect選擇+ion名詞后綴→提前選好→愛好;偏愛
"He has a predilection for rich food."
他偏好油膩的食物。
近義：inclination, leaning, love, penchant, predisposition, preference
反義：aboulia, apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indolence, informality
n. 階段;舞臺;戲劇;驛站;
vt.& vi. 上演，演出;籌辦，舉行;適于上演;坐公共馬車旅行;
vt. 舉行;展現;上演;籌劃;
vi. 適于上演，適合在舞臺上演出;乘公交車（或驛車）旅行;[軍事]中間集結，扎營;
?? sta=stand, 表示“站，立”+ge=age表名詞 → n.舞臺；戲劇；階段
"Education is taking centre stage in the government's plans."
教育正在成為政府計劃的核心。
近義：perform, playact, portray, represent, dramatise, come
反義：legitimate, authentic, sterling, true, truthful, unfeigned
vt. 使不再抱幻想，使理想破滅;給…潑冷水;使醒悟;
n. 覺醒，幻滅;
?? dis 取消 + illusion 幻想→ 毀了某人的幻想→ 給...潑冷水
"I hate to disillusion you, but not everyone is as honest as you."
我實在不愿把實情告訴你，但并非人人都像你那樣誠實。
近義：undeceive, disillusionize, disillusionise, disenthrall, defraud, disappoint
adj. 預備的，準備的，籌備的;初步的;
adv. 在先前，作為準備;
n. <美>大學預科;<英>私立預科學校;
"This was where we were to have our preparatory language courses."
這就是我們要上語言預備課的地方.
近義：introductory, preliminary, prep, preparative, elementary