inclination的词源

英文词源

inclination (n.)

"condition of being mentally disposed" (to do something), late 14c., from Middle French inclination (14c.) and directly from Latin inclinationem (nominative inclinatio) "a leaning, bending," figuratively "tendency, bias, favor," noun of action from past participle stem of inclinare (see incline). Meaning "action of bending toward" (something) is from early 15c. That of "amount of a slope" is from 1799.

中文词源

inclination：倾向

词根词缀： in-入 + -clin-倾,斜 + -ation名词词尾

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