inclination
英 [ɪnklɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]
美['ɪnklə'neʃən]
- n. 倾向，爱好；斜坡
英英释意
- 1. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others;
- "he had an inclination to give up too easily"
- "a tendency to be too strict"
- 2. (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
- 3. (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
- 4. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
- 5. that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking;
- "her inclination is for classical music"
- 6. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical;
- "the tower had a pronounced tilt"
- "the ship developed a list to starboard"
- "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
- 7. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect;
- "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"
- "fabric with a tendency to shrink"
- 8. the act of inclining; bending forward;
- "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement"