Penchant
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n. 爱好, 嗜好
- ［英］ n. 爱好, 嗜好 ( a strong and continued inclination)
- ［类］ 反义词: aversion ( 厌恶) ; dislike ( 讨厌)
- ［记］ pench ( =pend 挂) ＋ant -> 对...挂着一颗心 -> 爱好
- ［例］ My roommate has a penchant for cooking elaborate dinners.
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun
- Etymology: French, from present participle of pencher to incline, from Vulgar Latin *pendicare, from Latin pendere to weigh
- Date: 1672
- a strong and continued inclination; broadly liking
- Synonyms: see leaning
