inclination

名词 inclination:

1. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
   同义词：disposition, tendency
2. (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
   同义词：inclination of an orbit
3. (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
   同义词：angle of inclination
4. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
   同义词：dip, angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination
5. that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
6. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
   同义词：tilt, list, lean, leaning
7. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
   同义词：tendency
8. the act of inclining; bending forward
   同义词：inclining

1. I have little inclination to listen to you all evening.
   我可不愿意一晚上都听你说话。
2. He has an inclination to stoutness/to be fat.
   他有发福[发胖]的趋势。
3. The car has an inclination to stall on cold mornings.
   这辆汽车天冷时早晨常常熄火。
4. She is not free to follow her own inclination in the matter ofmarriage.
   她的婚姻不能自主。
5. You always follow your own inclination instead of thinking of our feelings.
   你总是随心所欲而不考虑我们的情感。

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n.（名词）
The act of inclining or the state of being inclined; a bend or tilt:
倾斜；俯首：倾斜的动作或状态；弯腰或点头：
例句：
The inclination of the child`s head suggested sleep.
孩子倾斜的头表明他困了

A deviation or the degree of deviation from the horizontal or vertical; a slant:
倾度；倾角：从水平面或垂直面上倾斜或倾斜度；斜坡：
例句：
the steep inclination of a roof.
斜而陡的屋顶

An inclined surface; a slope.
斜面；斜坡
A tendency toward a certain condition or character:
倾向：某种情况或特性的倾向：
例句：
the alkaline inclination of the local waters.
地方水土的碱性倾向

A characteristic disposition to do, prefer, or favor one thing rather than another; a propensity:
性向，爱好：去做、更喜爱或爱好某事更甚于另一事的特殊意向；一种倾向：
例句：
.I shall indulge the inclination so natural in old men, to be talking of themselves.(Benjamin Franklin)See Synonyms at tendency
.我将沉迷于老年人一种自然倾向，那就是不停地谈论自己.(本杰明·富兰克林)参见 tendency