tendency
n. 傾向; 趨勢; 偏好; 極端勢力
A tendency is a worrying or unpleasant habit or action that keeps occurring.
The army has become increasingly restless over the mounting separatist tendencies of the northern republics.
軍方對於北方几個共和國不斷加劇的分裂傾向感到越來越不安。
...the government's tendency towards secrecy in recent years.
近年來政府的保密傾向
A tendency is a part of your character that makes you behave in an unpleasant or worrying way.
He is spoiled, arrogant and has a tendency towards snobbery...
他被寵壞了,傲慢無禮,而且經常自命不凡。
Helen had been struggling against suicidal tendencies.
海倫一直在壓制心裡的自殺念頭。
1. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others;
2. an inclination to do something;
3. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect;
4. a general direction in which something tends to move;
trend, tendency, current
這些名詞均含"趨勢,傾向"之意。
The developing tendency of international petrochemical industry has been turned into clustering, intensivism and integration.
園區化、集約化、一體化已成為世界石油和化工發展之潮流.
Wood has a tendency to swell if it gets wet.
木頭受潮之後容易膨脹.
From its physics function character, quality is inferior, and have descendent tendency.
從其物理效能而言, 質量較低, 且有下降的趨勢.
Over the long haul, market prices have a tendency to " revert the mean . "
長期而言, 市場價格有迴歸 均值 的趨向.
Elites who are held to answer for this tendency.
精英人士的回答亦持此傾向.