Predilection



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 偏好
• ［英］ n. 偏好 ( an established preference for something)
• ［类］ 反义词: propensity to dislike ( 厌恶的倾向)
• ［记］ pre ( 预先) +dilect ( 喜爱) +ion -> 偏好
• ［同］ 同根词: delectable ( 美味的)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: French prédilection, from Medieval Latin praediligere to love more, prefer, from Latin prae- + diligere to love — more at diligent
• Date: 1742
• an established preference for something
• Synonyms:
  • predilection, prepossession, prejudice, bias mean an attitude of mind that predisposes one to favor something. predilection implies a strong liking deriving from one's temperament or experience <a predilection for travel>. prepossession suggests a fixed conception likely to preclude objective judgment of anything counter to it<a prepossession against technology>. prejudice usually implies an unfavorable prepossession and connotes a feeling rooted in suspicion, fear, or intolerance<a mindless prejudice against the unfamiliar>. bias implies an unreasoned and unfair distortion of judgment in favor of or against a person or thing<a strong bias toward the plaintiff>.

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