inclination
n
1 [C, U] ~ (to/for/towards sth); ~ (to do sth) feeling that makes sb want to behave in a particular way; disposition 傾向; 意向; 意愿
I have little inclination to listen to you all evening. 我可不愿意一晚上都聽你說話.
She is not free to follow her own inclination in the matter ofmarriage. 她的婚姻不能自主.
2 [C] ~ to sth; ~ to be/do sth event that regularly happens; tendency 經常發生的事; 趨向; 趨勢
He has an inclination to stoutness/to be fat. 他有發福[發胖]的趨勢.
The car has an inclination to stall on cold mornings. 這輛汽車天冷時早晨常常熄火.
3
(a) [U] degree of sloping; slant 傾斜度; 坡度; 傾斜.
(b) [C] sloping surface; slope 坡面; 斜面; 斜坡
a small inclination just beyond the trees 就在樹叢那邊的一片小坡地.
4 [C usu sing 通常作單數]
bending or bowing movement 彎曲的動作; 彎腰
an inclination of his head 他點了點頭.
?? 擴展釋義
*[,inkli'nei??n]n. 傾向, 趨向, 傾斜度, 點頭【化】 傾角【醫】 傾斜, 斜度相關詞組: have an inclination for
?? 醫學釋義
傾斜,斜度
?? 同詞根單詞
inclinevt.& vi. (使)傾斜,弄斜;(使)偏向,傾向于;(使)認為;點(頭)(以示同意、打招呼等);
n. 斜坡;斜面;坡度;傾斜;