propensity
noun /prəˈpensəti/
/prəˈpensəti/
(plural propensities)
(formal)- a natural desire or need that makes you tend to behave in a particular way
（行为方面的）倾向；习性 - propensity for something He showed a propensity for violence.
他表现出暴力倾向。 - propensity for doing something her propensity for accepting a challenge
她接受挑战的倾向 - propensity to do something She has a propensity to exaggerate.
她老是言过其实。 - propensity for something to do something There is an increased propensity for people to live alone.
人们独自居住的倾向有所增加。
词源late 16th cent.: from archaic propense (from Latin propensus ‘inclined’, past participle of propendere, from pro- ‘forward, down’ + pendere ‘hang’) + -ity. - propensity for something He showed a propensity for violence.