/prəˈpensəti ||; prəˈpɛnsətɪ/noun [C] (
plural propensities) (
formal 正式)
a propensity (for sth);
a propensity (for doing sth);
a propensity (to do sth) a habit of behaving in a particular way 习性；倾向:
He showed a propensity for violence. 他表现出使用暴力的倾向。She has a propensity to exaggerate. 她有把事情夸大的习性。