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in·cli·na·tion AHD[ĭn'klə-nāʹshən] D.J.[ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən]K.K.[ˌɪnkləˈneʃən]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: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: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: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:"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
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