1ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ, ADJ to-infinitive, soADJ]愿意…的;有…意向的 If you are inclined to behave in a particular way, you often behave in that way, or you want to do so. 愿意…的;有…意向的
2ADJ-GRADED 倾向于…的;赞成…的 If you say that you are inclined to have a particular opinion, you mean that you hold this opinion but you are not expressing it strongly. 倾向于…的;赞成…的 [vagueness]
I am inclined to think that the ancient Greeks understood this better than we do.
3ADJ [adverb ADJ]有…天分的;有…天赋的 Someone who is mathematically inclined or artistically inclined, for example, has a natural talent for mathematics or art. 有…天分的;有…天赋的
Bratby's grandfather had been artistically inclined.
1wanting to do sth想要做VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, feel, seem情願;感覺情願;似乎願意◇I only write when I feel inclined to.我只在感覺想寫的時候才動筆。◇There's time for a swim if you feel so inclined.你要是那麼想游泳的話還是有時間的。ADVERB➤strongly, very渴望做;很想做▸➤rather相當想做◇I'm rather inclined to wait a few days before deciding.我很想在決定之前再等上幾天。➤half部份願意◇I'm half inclined to agree with you.你的觀點我有一半是贊同的。➤favourably/favorably持肯定意見PREPOSITION➤towards/toward想要⋯◇Advertising aims to make people feel favourably inclined towards products. (BrE) 廣告的目的是讓人們對產品產生好感。◇Advertising aims to make people feel favorably inclined toward products. (NAmE) 廣告的目的是讓人們對產品產生好感。inclined
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2tending/likely to do sth可能做VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERBS➤appear, be, seem顯得傾向於;傾向於;似乎傾向於▸➤become, grow變得有可能ADVERB➤strongly, very強烈傾向於;非常有可能▸➤increasingly越來越傾向於▸➤rather, slightly很是/略微傾向於◇She's rather inclined to become impatient.她特別容易不耐煩。➤less, little (especially BrE) 不怎麼/很少傾向於◇They are less inclined to ask questions.他們不怎麼提問。➤naturally自然地傾向於▸➤criminally, mystically, romantically有犯罪傾向;有神秘氣息;有浪漫氣質◇The club was a notorious hang-out for the criminally inclined.這家俱樂部臭名昭著,是不法之徒頻繁出沒的場所。PREPOSITION➤to (formal) 傾向於⋯◇people who are naturally inclined to melancholy生性憂鬱的人PHRASES➤that way inclined (informal, especially BrE) 對那方面感興趣◇I didn't know you were that way inclined (= interested in such things).我不知道你有那方面的愛好。inclined
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3having a natural ability for sth有天賦VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤appear, be, seem顯得有天賦;有天賦;似乎有天賦ADVERB➤academically, artistically, mathematically, musically, etc.有學術、藝術、數學、音樂等天賦◇children who are academically inclined有學術天賦的孩子