【每日一词】propensity -/ prə-ˈpen(t)-sə-tē / n. <正式>倾向，习性 an often intense natural inclination or preference
Synonyms
aptness,proneness,tendency,way
短语
marginal propensity to consume: 边际消费倾向；消费边际倾向；短期边际消费倾向；消费倾向
average propensity to consume: 平均消费倾向
PROPENSITY TO CHANGE: 改变嗜好；改变倾向
risk propensity: 冒险倾向；风险倾向；风险偏好；冒险性
average propensity to save: 平均储蓄倾向
Propensity to consume: 消费倾向；倾向
Propensity score: 倾向评分；倾向得分；倾向指数
Marginal propensity to save: 边际储蓄倾向
Marginal propensity to import: 边际进口倾向；边际输入倾向；边际消费倾向
Examples of propensity in a Sentence
Other researches are exploring how the adolescent propensity for uninhibited risk taking propels teens to experiment with drugs and alcohol.
—Claudia Wallis, Time, 10 May 2004
On the other hand, a jury might be convinced that a meth dealer who had brazenly fired a pistol through his door had a propensity for violence.
—John Cloud, Time, 14 July 2003
A central tenet of this camp's proponents is that a considerable number of biological dispositions evolved during the Stone Age, including a male propensity for making war.
—Bruce Bower, Science News, 27 Jan. 2001
He had a propensity for crime.
the criminal propensities of the family extended over several generations
Recent Examples on the Web
That propensity for misguided behavior is why Yancy was punitively transferred from the Miami PD to the Keys some years back.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
Musk is reportedly personally involved with parts of the PAC’s work, which includes an effort to turnout 800,000 low propensity voters in various battleground states, according to the Wall Street Journal.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2024
This propensity took on a special significance after the assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2024
Airbnb said listings in Paris reached an all-time high this summer, as enterprising Parisians jumped at the chance to simultaneously escape the crowds and cash in on sports tourists’ propensity to spend.
—Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 28 July 2024
