陳國詩的英文分享平台

關鍵字彙：

apt/ penchant/ philatelist/ predilection/ proclivity/ prone/ propensity

1. 「有…傾向的」可用apt或prone，但prone通常指不好的情況。另外，正式英文中，（壞的）傾向可用proclivity或propensity：

•The little girl is apt to succeed.

•He is prone to colds, especially in winter

•One is more prone to make mistakes when one is tired.

•We are prone to think highly of ourselves.

•We were surprised at the young man's proclivity to vice.

•He has a propensity to exaggeration.

2. 對某活動或事物的「偏好」、「偏愛」可用penchant或predilection，指東西時可能更常使用predilection：

•He had a strong penchant for sculpture/ melodrama/ skiing/ exotic clothes.

•Although the artist used various media from time to time, he had a predilection for water color.

3. 「集郵家」叫philatelist：

•The philatelist was absorbed in his collection.