penchant

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托福GRE Collins 1

n a strong liking

n. 爱好, 嗜好

Collins 星级

14,723

BNC 频率

11,438

使用频率

penchant 由词根 pench（倾斜）和后缀 -ant 组成，表示一种倾向或喜好。可以联想到“倾斜”指向某种偏好。

例句

1. She has a penchant for classic literature.

她对经典文学有着特别的爱好。

2. His penchant for adventure often leads him to travel to new places.

他对冒险的偏好常常让他去探索新的地方。

3. Many people have a penchant for collecting stamps.

许多人喜欢收藏邮票。