predisposition

英 [ˌpriːdɪspəˈzɪʃn]

美 [ˌpriːdɪspəˈzɪʃn]

n.  倾向; 癖性; (易患某种病的)体质

复数：predispositions　

IELTSGRE医学

BNC.20430 / COCA.14376

牛津词典

noun

• 倾向；癖性；（易患某种病的）体质
  a condition that makes sb/sth likely to behave in a particular way or to suffer from a particular disease
  1. a genetic predisposition to liver disease
     易患肝病的遗传体质

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 倾向；禀性
  If you have apredisposition tobehave in a particular way, you tend to behave like that because of the kind of person that you are or the attitudes that you have.
  1. ...a woman's predisposition to use the right side of her brain...
     女性使用右脑的倾向
  2. There is a thin dividing line between educating the public and creating a predisposition to panic.
     对公众进行教育和制造恐慌倾向之间没有明显的分界。
• N-COUNT （易患某种疾病的）倾向，体质
  If you have apredisposition toa disease or illness, it is likely that you will suffer from that disease or illness.
  1. ...a genetic predisposition to lung cancer.
     易患肺癌的遗传倾向

英英释义

noun

• a disposition in advance to react in a particular way
• an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way
• susceptibility to a pathogen
  Synonym:sensitivity

双语例句

• Constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality.
  对于某种疾病增强身体素质的倾向。
• There is a thin dividing line between educating the public and creating a predisposition to panic.
  对公众进行教育和制造恐慌倾向之间没有明显的分界。
• The research shows that some illnesses may require a combination of genetic predisposition and infection.
  这项研究表明，有些疾病是遗传基因易感性和病毒感染的共同作用引发的。
• Genetic predisposition is by far the most common cause of baldness.
  到目前为止，遗传因素是造成秃顶的最主要原因。
• AMD is a complex disease caused by the combination of environmental factors and genetic predisposition.
  它是一种由环境和遗传共同作用所导致的复杂性疾病。
• The research could help women determine whether they have a genetic predisposition to early menopause, and therefore predict the time of the end of their reproductive life.
  这项研究可能帮助妇女确定他们是否有更年期提前遗传倾向，因此预测其生殖生命的结束时间。
• However, there is increasingly strong evidence of a genetic predisposition to scleroderma.
  然而，存在硬皮病遗传因素的日益增长的证据。
• This can result in low birth weight and predisposition to infectious diseases, such as measles, tuberculosis and pneumonia.
  这可能会导致低出生率和初生儿易患传染病，如麻疹，肺结核和肺炎的问题。
• And a genetic predisposition to obesity can be counteracted by exercise.
  并且肥胖的遗传体质也能通过锻炼中和。
• We hypothesized that germline variation contributes to MPN predisposition and phenotypic pleiotropy.
  我们推测种系变异可促进MPN易感及表型多向性。