preference
英 ['pref(?)r(?)ns]
美['pr?fr?ns]
- n. 偏愛(ài)，傾向；優(yōu)先權(quán)
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?preferences;
中文詞源
preference 偏愛(ài)，喜愛(ài)
來(lái)自prefer,偏好，-ence,名詞后綴。
英文詞源
- preference (n.)
- mid-15c., "advancement in position or status;" 1650s as "act of prefering," from Middle French preference (14c., Modern French préférence), from Medieval Latin preferentia, from past participle stem of Latin praeferrere (see prefer). Sense of "that which one prefers" is from 1852.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The Pentagon will give preference to companies which do business electronically.
- 美國(guó)國(guó)防部將會(huì)優(yōu)先考慮那些能夠進(jìn)行電子商務(wù)的公司。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. He has demonstrated a strong preference for being shod in running shoes.
- 他給人的感覺(jué)是特別偏愛(ài)穿跑步鞋。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. He let his preference be known to the press.
- 他向記者公開(kāi)了他的偏好。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Many of these products were bought in preference to their own.
- 這些產(chǎn)品中有很多是因?yàn)檎J(rèn)為自己的產(chǎn)品不佳才購(gòu)進(jìn)的。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. It's a matter of personal preference .
- 那是個(gè)人的愛(ài)好問(wèn)題。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》