dispositions

英 [ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃənz]

美 [ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃənz]

n.  性格; 性情; 倾向; 意向; 排列; 布置; 安排
disposition的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 性情;性格
  Someone'sdispositionis the way that they tend to behave or feel.
  1. The rides are unsuitable for people of a nervous disposition...
     骑马这一活动不适合天性易紧张的人。
  2. He was a man of decisive action and an adventurous disposition.
     他是一个行动果断又爱冒险的人。
  3. ...his friendly and cheerful disposition.
     他友善又开朗的个性
• N-SING 倾向;意向
  Adisposition todo something is a willingness to do it.
  1. This has given him a disposition to consider our traditions critically...
     这使他倾向以批判眼光看待我们的传统。
  2. They show no disposition to improvise or to take risks.
     他们不愿意临时凑合或冒险。
• N-SING 排列;布置
  If you refer tothe disposition ofa number of objects, you mean the pattern in which they are arranged or their positions in relation to each other.
  1. ...to understand the buildings from the disposition of walls and entrances.
     从墙体门窗布局来识别建筑物
• N-COUNT (财产的)赠予，转让，分配
  Thedisposition ofmoney or property is the act of giving or distributing it to a number of people.
  1. Judge Stacks was appointed to oversee the disposition of funds.
     斯塔克斯法官被指定监督资金的分配。

双语例句

• But we maintain there are certainly inherent dispositions, though we don't know whether they are genetic.
  但我们认为一定有某些天生的取向，可是我们不知道这些取向是否有遗传性。
• Chaucer develops his characterization to a higher artistic level by presenting characters with both typical qualities and individual dispositions.
  乔叟把人物形象的塑造提到了一个更高的艺术水平，他描写的人物有着独特的气质和个性。
• Elasticity, solubility, inflammability are paradigm cases of dispositions in natural objects.
  伸缩性、可溶性、易燃性是天然物体倾向性的实例。
• Of all the dispositions and habits, religion and morality are indispensable supports.
  所有的意向和习惯中，宗教和道德是不可缺的支柱。
• Their distinctive customs manners laws habits moral dispositions and sentiments and Aristotle's constitutional theorizing begins by asking a simple question.
  意即他们特有的习惯，风俗，法律，习性，道德意向及社群观感，而亚里士多德的本质理论化过程，是透过提问一个简单的问题。
• Two seemingly opposite dispositions among policymakers have done much to bring about the recession.
  政策制定者们的两种表面上看起来对立的倾向，很大程度上导致了此次经济衰退。
• Flighty people often have volatile dispositions.
  轻浮的人经常反复无常。
• Character-that is, habits, beliefs, values, dispositions, and capacities& is a unique product of heredity and environment.
  人的品性，即习惯、信念、价值观、气质和能力，是一种遗传和环境形成的独特产物。
• Caribbean people are well-known for their friendly, patient dispositions.
  加勒比海人友善和具耐心的天性是很出名的。
• Soon they find themselves drawn into a global conspiracy that involves several countries and several monsters with varying dispositions.
  很快，他们就发现自己卷入了一个全球阴谋之中，许多国家和怪兽都牵扯其中。