propense

[古]偏向或倾向于...的

发音

其它 /pɹəˈpɛns/

词形变化

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别名

propensed

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone.

    古体

    women propense to holiness

    1739, David Hume, Treatise of Human Nature Book 3: Of Morals The most immediate effects of pleasure and pain are the propense and averse motions of the mind; which are diversified into volition, into desire and aversion, grief and joy, hope and fear

  2. 2.

    Prepense.

    古体

词源

From Latin prōpensus, perfect passive participle of prōpendeō.

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