- 1n/ˌɪŋkləˈneɪʃən/a wish to do something意願
A feeling that makes you want to do something, even if you do not actually do it.
文法可數、不可數兩種都可以：有時要加 a/an 或 -s，有時不用加。
「inclination」這一義是讓你想去做某件事的感覺，比 want 更文、更輕，可能只是心裡的念頭。常見 have the inclination to…、show no inclination to…。跟「性格上的傾向」分開：這裡是想不想做這一件事。
示範例句 · Example
My natural inclination was to say no.
中文翻譯我的自然的意向是去說不。
常見搭配
natural inclination
本能的意願／直覺想做的
the feeling you first have about wanting to do something
My natural inclination was to say no.
show (no / little / the slightest) inclination to
表現出（毫無）意願去做
to make it clear that you want, or do not want, to do something
Neither child showed the slightest inclination to join.
have the time or the inclination
既有時間也有意願
to have both spare time and the wish to do something
Teachers do not have the time or the inclination to check every message.
have no inclination to
沒有意願去做
to not want to do something
Nobody had any inclination to cook after the hike.
- 2n/ˌɪŋkləˈneɪʃən/tendency傾向
A tendency to think or behave in a certain way, often as part of who you are.
文法可數、不可數兩種都可以：有時要加 a/an 或 -s，有時不用加。
「inclination」這一義比較像性格或習慣上的偏向：一個人常常這樣想、這樣做。可說 an inclination to see everything in money terms，或 by inclination。比起「此刻想不想做」，這個意思更接近「這個人本來就偏向哪一邊」。
常見搭配
an inclination to
有……的傾向
a usual tendency to think or act in a certain way
He has an inclination to see every problem in money terms.
by inclination
天性上、生性
as part of your nature or usual character
Hana was a planner by inclination.
inclination toward
朝向……的傾向
a leaning in the direction of a type of life or behaviour
Sam's inclination toward quiet evenings made parties hard.
personal inclination
個人傾向
what a person tends to prefer, rather than a rule
The course followed personal inclination more than a fixed plan.
- 3n/ˌɪŋkləˈneɪʃən/a nod or bow點頭
A small movement of the head or body down toward the ground, often to greet someone or to show respect.
文法可數名詞：前面可以加 a/an，要表示複數時常常加 -s。
「inclination」這一義很具體：頭或身體往下微微一動，常是打招呼或表示尊重。an inclination of the head 就是輕輕點頭，動作很小，不是深深鞠躬。
常見搭配
an inclination of the head
微微點頭
a small downward movement of the head, often as a greeting
She greeted Maggie with an inclination of the head.
a slight / small inclination
輕輕一點／微微一傾
a very small downward movement
He accepted with a slight inclination of his head.
an inclination of the body
微微傾身
a small downward movement of the body, often to show respect
The host showed them in with an inclination of the body.
用法接近
gesturebowing
- 4n/ˌɪŋkləˈneɪʃən/a slope傾斜
A slope, or the angle at which something away from a straight up-and-down line.
文法可數、不可數兩種都可以：有時要加 a/an 或 -s，有時不用加。
「inclination」也可以指斜坡，或東西傾斜的角度。a 62-degree inclination 就是傾斜 62 度。這個意思比較常出現在地形、斜面或科學描述裡，日常生活比較少用。
常見搭配
a steep inclination
陡峭的傾斜
a slope that rises or falls sharply
The path has a steep inclination near the top.
a 62-degree inclination
62 度的傾斜
a slope measured as an angle of 62 degrees
A 62-degree inclination made the slope hard to climb.
the inclination of
……的傾斜度
the angle at which a surface slopes
We measured the inclination of the ramp.
意思相反
levelflatness
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
inclinationnoun/ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
- 1
A physical tilt or bend.
- The inclination of his head increased and he awoke with a start.
- 2
A slant or slope.
- The road up to the house had a steep inclination.
- The gradients on the western part of the line are generally easy, although there is a rise at 1 in 55 before Manorbier, and a fall at the same inclination beyond that station.
- 3
A tendency.
- His inclination to drink escalated to alcoholism.
- It should be remembered, however, that [Sir Thomas] Lawrence, who was now in demand, was charging from eighty to a hundred guineas for even his smallest portraits, a sum which would have been far beyond the pocket or inclination of the canny North countryman [George Stephenson], who had little use for empty honours.
- 4
geometrymathematicssciencesThe angle of intersection of a reference plane.
- The astronomer calculated the inclination of the equator or ecliptic of Earth and the orbital planes of each visible heavenly body.
- Artillery must take account of a weapon's precise inclination.
- 5
obsoleteA person or thing loved or admired.
- c. 1672-1679, William Temple, Memoirs you make will be a Discovery of your Inclinations
- c. 1771, John Adams, speaking in a trial Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
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