詞彙精選：tendency的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
趨勢，趨向 [C]
例句：
There is a natural tendency for services to proliferate.
各種服務大量產生就成爲一種自然的趨勢。
例句：
He consequently believes in an innate tendency towards progressive and more perfect development.
因此，他相信生物有一種內在的傾向，使它朝着進步和更完善的方向發展。
傾向，偏好，性情 [C]
例句：
Bob has a tendency to exaggerate things.
鮑勃有愛誇張的傾向。
例句：
Her former tendency toward melancholia was dispelled.
她從前憂鬱的傾向已經消失了。
【英】（政黨內的）極端派別 [C]
二、詞義辨析：
trend,tendency,current
這些名詞均含“趨勢，傾向”之意。 trend指事物發展總的方向、傾向或趨勢。tendency指固有或習得的傾向性，強調沒有外來的影響或干擾。current指向某一方面發展或在確趨向中行動。
三、參考例句：
The tendency was reversed.
趨勢逆轉了。
Prices have an upward tendency.
價格有上升的趨勢。
He has a tendency towards pessimism.
他有悲觀的傾向。
He has a tendency to forget things.
他有健忘的傾向。
There is a tendency towards regional cooperation.
有一種地區性合作的趨勢。
Depress the over-demand tendency of resources.
抑制資源需求過旺勢頭。
Prices show a tendency to increase.
物價呈現上升的趨勢。
Their tendency is gross and illiberal.
說這種話顯得粗野，缺乏教養。
Bob has a tendency to exaggerate things.
鮑勃有愛誇張的傾向。
The tendency manifested itself in many ways.
這個趨勢表現在很多方面。
