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儒琴今日英语单词 Word of the Day
predilection
noun [ C ] formal /ˌpred.əlˈek.ʃən/
解释 Meaning (Cambridge)
If someone has a predilection for something, they like it a lot.；a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something.
偏爱，偏好；钟爱 （用在比较正式的语境当中）
词源 Origin (Etymonline)
1742, from French prédilection (16c.), noun of action from Medieval Latin praedilectus, past participle of prediligere “prefer before others,” from Latin prae- “before” + diligere “choose, love”
同义词 Synonyms
affection, affinity, aptitude, bent, bias, bone, devices, disposition, genius, habitude, impulse, inclination, leaning, partiality, penchant, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency
举例 Examples
Robert O’Brien will be President Donald Trump’s fourth national security advisor in just over two-and-one-half years. Ronald Reagan had five advisors—Dick Allen, Judge William Clark, Bud McFarlane, Frank Carlucci and Colin Powell, but that was over a period three times as long. By choosing O’Brien as his next advisor, Trump reflects the reality that his national-security policy predilections fluctuate like a sine curve.
(NationalInterest.org)
Aug. 22, 2019 · Boris Johnson may be counting on the EU’s predilection for deal making but he should be more cautious.
(The conversation.com)
Donald Trump’s predilection for Twitter is well-known, and yet the president was not among the year’s top 10 most-retweeted, despite his 44 million-plus followers and his use of the platform making nearly continual headline news.(NPR)
