1670s, from French penchant, noun use of present participle of Old French pencher "to incline," from Vulgar Latin *pendicare, a frequentative formed from Latin pendere "to hang" (see pendant (n.)).
penchant 英文释义
1. a strong liking;
"my own preference is for good literature"
"the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
penchant 双语例句
1. She has a penchant for champagne.
她酷爱香槟酒。
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2. She has a penchant for Indian food.
她爱吃印度食物.
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3. He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.
他喜欢拿人开玩笑。
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4. Despite her penchant for chitchat , Yvonne was no birdbrain, Martin discovered.
马丁发现, 尽管伊冯非常喜欢瞎聊,可她并不是没头脑.
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5. He seems to have a penchant for my children.
他似乎很喜欢我的孩子们.
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penchant 实用场景例句
She has a penchant for champagne.
她酷爱香槟酒。
牛津词典
...a stylish woman with a penchant for dark glasses...
喜欢戴墨镜的时髦女子
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He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.
他喜欢拿人开玩笑。
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Like America, China can still display a penchant for unilateralism that undermines all its careful diplomacy.
像美国一样, 中国对单边主义仍然展现出一种兴趣,这一点对它审慎的外交策略是一个削弱.
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The Irish have a penchant for blarney.
爱尔兰人喜欢花言巧语.
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There is a cultural element penchant for mismanaging crisis.
日本人在危机管理方面的劣势也有其文化因素.
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Despite her penchant for chitchat , Yvonne was no birdbrain, Martin discovered.
马丁发现, 尽管伊冯非常喜欢瞎聊,可她并不是没头脑.
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He seems to have a penchant for my children.
他似乎很喜欢我的孩子们.
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Not that Spake approves of the American penchant for excessive courtesy.
斯佩克也并不赞成美国人过分殷勤的癖好.
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When Homo sapiens evolved onthe African Savannah, the ones a penchant for trying new horizonsprospered.
在非洲大草原进化时, 那些敢于探索新大陆的人得以兴盛起来.
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On the other hand, David also a penchant for bright pink nails.
另外, 贝克汉姆也对粉红色指甲情有独钟.
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With a penchant for sliding tackle you can rouse your team mates and stir the crowd.
爱好飞铲使他能够唤醒队友并使观众沸腾.
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They have an equal and opposite penchant for conspiracy theories.
他们对于阴谋论有着程度相当、倾向相反的喜好.
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He says that Imelda had a penchant for luxury and opulence.
他说马可斯夫人伊美黛崇尚豪华阔绰的生活.
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She has a penchant for Indian food.
她爱吃印度食物.
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He could be timeconsuming with his penchant for anecdotes.
他可以因为对轶事的爱好而浪费许多时间.
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The invention could manage the electronic order of penchant and sale to accomplish the transaction successfully.
本发明能够集中管理与采购方及销售方相关的电子订单,顺利完成订单交易.
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It was this performance, not his penchant for haiku poetry, that impressed other EU leaders.
正是这一表现(而非他对俳句的热爱), 给其他欧盟领导人留下了深刻印象.
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Prosecution lawyers claim he has a penchant for guns and violence towards women who spurned him.