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penchant


  • 英式英标[\'pentʃənt]
  • 美式音标[ˈpenʃɒŋ]

n. 嗜好;倾向

中文词源

penchant 爱好,嗜好

来自拉丁语*pendicare,悬挂,依靠,倾向,来自pendere,悬挂,词源同pendant.引申词义爱好,嗜好。字母d脱落。

英文词源

penchant
penchant: see pendulum
penchant (n.)
1670s, from French penchant, noun use of present participle of Old French pencher "to incline," from Vulgar Latin *pendicare, a frequentative formed from Latin pendere "to hang" (see pendant (n.)).

实用例句

1. She has a penchant for champagne.
她酷爱香槟酒。
来自《权威词典》
2. She has a penchant for Indian food.
她爱吃印度食物.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.
他喜欢拿人开玩笑。
来自辞典例句
4. Despite her penchant for chitchat , Yvonne was no birdbrain, Martin discovered.
马丁发现, 尽管伊冯非常喜欢瞎聊,可她并不是没头脑.
来自辞典例句
5. He seems to have a penchant for my children.
他似乎很喜欢我的孩子们.
来自辞典例句