If you have a penchant for something, you like it very much and you keep going back to it — a leaning of taste, not a one-off. She has a penchant for terrible puns; he has a penchant for late nights.

If you have a penchant for something如果你對某樣東西有a penchant, you like it very much代表你非常喜歡它 and you keep going back to it而且會一直回去找它 — a leaning of taste, not a one-off是一種品味上的偏向，不是一次性的。She has a penchant for terrible puns她對很爛的雙關語有a penchant; he has a penchant for late nights他則對熬夜有a penchant。

We borrowed the French word as-is, from a verb meaning 'to tilt' or 'lean', so the picture is that your taste leans that way.

We borrowed the French word as-is我們把這個法文字原封不動地借了過來, from a verb meaning它來自一個意思是 'to tilt' or 'lean'「傾斜」或「偏向」的動詞, so the picture is that your taste leans that way所以畫面是你的品味往那個方向傾斜。

It is a little formal or writerly: in speech, most people would just say they really like something, or they are into it. You almost always say a penchant for + a noun. Though actually you will hear penchant to do among some speakers; careful writing still prefers for.

It is a little formal or writerly它有點正式，或帶著文氣: in speech, most people would just say在口語裡，大部分人只會說 they really like something他們真的很喜歡某樣東西, or they are into it或者說他們很迷某樣東西。You almost always say幾乎都會說 a penchant for + a nouna penchant for＋名詞。Though actually不過其實 you will hear有些人會說 penchant to dopenchant to do; careful writing still prefers for但正式寫作還是偏好用for。

It is stronger than a mild preference and lighter than an addiction — a habit of liking.

It is stronger than a mild preference它比輕微的偏好更強烈 and lighter than an addiction也比成癮更輕微 — a habit of liking是一種喜歡的習慣。