简明英语-中文词典
ˋtєndәnsI; ˊtendәnsi < ten.den.cy >
[次常用字]
<<名词>>
pl. tendencies
1 倾向; 趋向
observed the tendency of the wind 观察风向
the shoreward tendency of the current 向岸方的潮流
2 可能性
fabric that has a tendency to wrinkle 可能起皱的布料
3 脾性; 性向
4 a. 旨趣; 意向
not openly liberal, but that is the tendency of the book虽不是全然无偏见的, 但那却是此书的旨趣
b. 偏见