preference
英 [ˈprefrəns]
美 [ˈprefrəns]
n. 偏爱; 爱好; 喜爱; 偏爱的事物; 最喜爱的东西
复数：preferences
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同义词辨析
biasaptitudebentfavourinclinationpreferenceprejudice【导航词义：偏爱，偏向】
biasn. 偏爱；偏见，偏心
〔辨析〕
指对某类事物拥有天赋或兴趣；也指因个人的好恶或偏见而对某人或某物作出的不正确的、有倾向性的判断。
〔例证〕
He has a strong painting bias.
他有很高的绘画天分。
She has a bias against jazz music.
她对爵士乐有偏见。
You should have no bias in favour of either side.
你对双方应该不偏不倚。
他有很高的绘画天分。
She has a bias against jazz music.
她对爵士乐有偏见。
You should have no bias in favour of either side.
你对双方应该不偏不倚。
aptituden. 习性；才能
〔辨析〕
指做某类事情的习性，侧重指非后天形成的自然本能；也指在学习方面的资质或技能，常后接介词 for。
〔例证〕
Swallows have an aptitude for building nests.
燕子有筑巢的习性。
He has an aptitude for painting.
他有绘画的才能。
燕子有筑巢的习性。
He has an aptitude for painting.
他有绘画的才能。
bentn. 〈正式〉爱好；倾向；特长
〔辨析〕
强调对某个领域有特殊的爱好，或在某方面有特长。
〔例证〕
He has a bent for music.
他酷爱音乐。
The natural bent of my mind was to science.
我生来爱好科学。
他酷爱音乐。
The natural bent of my mind was to science.
我生来爱好科学。
favourn. 偏袒，偏爱
〔辨析〕
指对某人或某个群体的偏袒、特别照顾。
〔例证〕
Usually, parents show favour to the youngest of their children.
父母通常偏爱最小的孩子。
He is careful to show favour to no one.
他小心谨慎地不偏袒任何人。
父母通常偏爱最小的孩子。
He is careful to show favour to no one.
他小心谨慎地不偏袒任何人。
inclinationn. 倾向，爱好
〔辨析〕
指某人想做某事的一种意愿。
〔例证〕
She has an inclination for sports.
她爱好运动。
He has no inclination to be a teacher.
他不想当教师。
她爱好运动。
He has no inclination to be a teacher.
他不想当教师。
preferencen. 偏爱，偏好
〔辨析〕
指基于个人价值观、偏见或个人喜好程度上的选择。
〔例证〕
I have a preference for country life.
我偏爱乡村生活。
Ben has a preference of physics to/over English.
本爱物理胜过英语。
我偏爱乡村生活。
Ben has a preference of physics to/over English.
本爱物理胜过英语。
prejudicen. 〈贬〉成见，偏见，歧视
〔辨析〕
尤指因种族、性别、宗教等方面的差异而形成的对特定事物不合理的否定态度。
〔例证〕
African Americans still face racial prejudice in America.
在美国，黑人依然要面对种族歧视问题。
He has a prejudice against pop music.
他对流行音乐怀有偏见。
在美国，黑人依然要面对种族歧视问题。
He has a prejudice against pop music.
他对流行音乐怀有偏见。
习惯用语
n.
- give (a) preference to sb/sth
- 给…以优惠；优待
to treat sb/sth in a way that gives them an advantage over other people or things - Preference will be given to graduates of this university.
这所大学的毕业生会获得优先考虑。 in preference to sb/sth - 而不是
rather than sb/sth - She was chosen in preference to her sister.
她被选中了，而不是她妹妹。
牛津词典
noun
- 偏爱；爱好；喜爱
a greater interest in or desire for sb/sth than sb/sth else- It's a matter of personal preference .
那是个人的爱好问题。 - Many people expressed a strong preference for the original plan.
许多人强烈表示喜欢原计划。 - I can't say that I have any particular preference.
我说不出自己有什么特别偏好。 - Let's make a list of possible speakers, in order of preference .
咱们按优先顺序列出一份可能请到的发言者名单。
- It's a matter of personal preference .
- 偏爱的事物；最喜爱的东西
a thing that is liked better or best- a study of consumer preferences
消费者偏好调查
- a study of consumer preferences
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 喜好；偏好；偏爱
If you have apreference forsomething, you would like to have or do that thing rather than something else.- Parents can express a preference for the school their child attends...
父母可以表达对自己孩子所上学校的偏好。 - Many of these products were bought in preference to their own.
这些产品中有很多是因为认为自己的产品不佳才购进的。
- Parents can express a preference for the school their child attends...
- N-UNCOUNT 优惠；优待；优先权
If yougive preference tosomeone with a particular qualification or feature, you choose them rather than someone else.- The Pentagon will give preference to companies which do business electronically.
美国国防部将会优先考虑那些能够进行电子商务的公司。
- The Pentagon will give preference to companies which do business electronically.
英英释义
noun
- grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)
- the right or chance to choose
- given my druthers, I'd eat cake
- a predisposition in favor of something
- a predilection for expensive cars
- his sexual preferences
- showed a Marxist orientation
- a strong liking
- my own preference is for good literature
- the Irish have a penchant for blarney
双语例句
- In your preference page, you have three preferences.
在首选项页面中，有三个首选项。 - The Pentagon will give preference to companies which do business electronically.
美国国防部将会优先考虑那些能够进行电子商务的公司。 - He has demonstrated a strong preference for being shod in running shoes.
他给人的感觉是特别偏爱穿跑步鞋。 - Inform and influence consumer preference toward less GHG-intensive consumption.
告知和影响消费者对减少温室气体密集的消费偏好。 - As a result, his works are poetic, leading to his preference for and emphasis in'making work '.
这带来了蒋志作品的诗学气质，这也影响了蒋志对“作品化”的强调与偏爱。 - He let his preference be known to the press.
他向记者公开了他的偏好。 - Which is your preference, tea or coffee?
你喜欢喝哪一样，茶还是咖啡？ - That's a preference to data, so to speak, of the reading for today.
这是一种对资料的选择，可以说也是今天阅读资料的选择。 - It's your preference, I'm not here to tell you what you prefer.
那是你自己的偏好，我不是在这里告诉你，你喜欢什么。 - But if I had to express my preference, I would say Milan.
但要我表达我的偏爱的话，我将说米兰。