penchant

英 [ˈpenʃɒŋ] 美 ['pentʃənt]
  • 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.)).

双语例句


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

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