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A predisposition is a lean that is already there, in a person’s ways or in the body, before the moment of choice or the illness itself.
A predisposition傾向 is a lean that is already there指的是本來就存在的一種傾向, in a person's ways or in the body在一個人的習性裡或身體裡, before the moment of choice or the illness itself早在做選擇或生病之前就有了.
Someone with a predisposition to worry is not worrying every minute; worry simply comes more easily to them than to other people.
Someone with a predisposition to worry有容易擔心傾向的人 is not worrying every minute並不是每分鐘都在擔心; worry simply comes more easily to them than to other people只是擔心對他們來說比對別人更容易出現.
Doctors use the word a lot: a predisposition to heart disease means you are more likely to get it — often because of family, genes, or long habits — but it is not the disease, and it is not a promise that it will happen.
Doctors use the word a lot醫生很常用這個字: a predisposition to heart disease有心臟病的傾向 means you are more likely to get it意思是你比較容易得這個病 — often because of family, genes, or long habits——通常是因為家族、基因,或長期的生活習慣—— but it is not the disease但這不是病本身, and it is not a promise that it will happen也不是保證一定會發生.
You will hear it in careful English: hospitals, psychology, serious articles. In ordinary talk people also stretch it (“a predisposition to say yes”) to mean only a habit of leaning that way.
You will hear it in careful English你會在比較正式的英語裡聽到它: hospitals, psychology, serious articles像醫院、心理學、嚴肅的文章. In ordinary talk在日常對話裡 people also stretch it人們也會把它引申使用 ("a predisposition to say yes")(像a predisposition to say yes,容易點頭答應的傾向), to mean only a habit of leaning that way只是單純表示一種偏向那樣做的習慣.
The close adjective is predisposed to…
The close adjective意思相近的形容詞 is predisposed to…是predisposed to…(傾向於……).
組成pre- (beforehand, already) + disposition (the way a person or thing is set). From pre- + disposition.
同家族的字
- dispositionthe base noun: a person’s usual nature, or the way things are arranged
- predisposedthe adjective: already likely to act, or to fall ill, that way
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,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。
predispositionnoun/ˌpriːdɪspəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/
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The state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a behavior or a health condition.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。