preference

美 [ˈprefrəns]英 [ˈprefrəns]
  • n.偏爱;喜爱;爱好;偏爱的事物;最喜爱的东西

复数: preferences

prefer v.更喜爱 + -ence 性质;状态

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preferencepreference

noun

1

偏爱;爱好;喜爱
a greater interest in or desire for sb/sth than sb/sth else

It's a matter of personal preference .

那是个人的爱好问题。

Many people expressed a strong preference for the original plan.

许多人强烈表示喜欢原计划。

I can't say that I have any particular preference.

我说不出自己有什么特别偏好。

Let's make a list of possible speakers, in order of preference .

咱们按优先顺序列出一份可能请到的发言者名单。

2

偏爱的事物;最喜爱的东西
a thing that is liked better or best

a study of consumer preferences

消费者偏好调查

习语

to treat sb/sth in a way that gives them an advantage over other people or things

这所大学的毕业生会获得优先考虑。
Preference will be given to graduates of this university.

rather than sb/sth

她被选中了,而不是她妹妹。
She was chosen in preference to her sister.

These are all words for a person or thing that is chosen, or that is liked more than others.以上各词均指选中或特别喜爱的人或事物。

a person or thing that is chosen指入选者、选中的东西:

She's the obvious choice for the job.

她是这个职位当然的人选。

a person or thing that you like more than the others of the same type指同类人或事物中最喜欢的一个:

Which one's your favourite?

你最喜欢哪一个?

a thing that is liked better or best指偏爱的或最喜爱的事物:

Tastes and preferences vary from individual to individual.

人的爱好和选择各不相同。

Your favourites are the things you like best, and that you have, do, listen to, etc. often; your preferences are the things that you would rather have or do if you can choose.

a number of people or things that have been chosen from a larger group指从大的群中选出来的一组人或物:

A selection of reader's comments are published below.

下面选登了部分读者评论。

( rather informal , especially NAmE ) a person or thing that is chosen指选中的人或物:

She was his pick for best actress.

她是他认为最好的女演员。

preference

频次

  • 1
    N-VAR 喜好;偏好;偏爱
    If you have a preference for something, you would like to have or do that thing rather than something else.

    Parents can express a preference for the school their child attends...

    父母可以表达对自己孩子所上学校的偏好。

  • 2
    N-UNCOUNT 优惠;优待;优先权
    If you give preference to someone with a particular qualification or feature, you choose them rather than someone else.

    The Pentagon will give preference to companies which do business electronically.

    美国国防部将会优先考虑那些能够进行电子商务的公司。

noun

1
grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)
2
the right or chance to choose
given my druthers, I'd eat cake
Synonym: druthers
3
a predisposition in favor of something
a predilection for expensive cars
his sexual preferences
showed a Marxist orientation
Synonym: predilection orientation
4
a strong liking
my own preference is for good literature
the Irish have a penchant for blarney
Synonym: penchant predilection taste

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  1. He has demonstrated a strong preference for being shod in running shoes .

    他给人的感觉是特别偏爱穿跑步鞋。

  2. I have a preference for country life .

    我偏爱乡村生活。

  3. I can 't say that I have any particular preference .

    我说不出自己有什么特别偏好。

  4. Preference will be given to graduates of this university .

    这所大学的毕业生会获得优先考虑。

  5. Tastes and preferences vary from individual to individual .

    人的爱好和选择各不相同。

  6. The continentals have never understood our preference for warm beer .

    欧洲大陆人根本不理解我们为什么喜欢喝温啤酒。

  7. Many of these products were bought in preference to their own .

    这些产品中有很多是因为认为自己的产品不佳才购进的。

  8. He let his preference be known to the press .

    他向记者公开了他的偏好。

  9. Parents can express a preference for the school their child attends

    父母可以表达对自己孩子所上学校的偏好。

  10. When you have finished your list of personal preferences , go through it again

    等你列出个人喜好的单子后,从头到尾再看一遍。

  11. The Pentagon will give preference to companies which do business electronically .

    美国国防部将会优先考虑那些能够进行电子商务的公司。

  12. He is making the unarguable point that our desires and preferences have a social component .

    他要表述一个无可争议的观点:我们的欲望和喜好都掺杂着社会因素。

  13. Among the varieties available , my preference stays with the old and lovely pink-flowered variety , ' Apple Blossom ' .

    可供选择的品种当中,我还是偏好这种老式、可爱、带有粉色花朵的类型,“苹果花”。

  14. Ben has a preference of physics to / over English .

    本爱物理胜过英语。

  15. We give preference to applicants with some experience .

    我们优先录用有经验的求职者。

  16. She shows a marked preference for the play .

    她对这出戏情有独钟。

  17. Which is your preference , tea or coffee ?

    你喜欢喝哪一样,茶还是咖啡?

  18. Though he didn 't say it in exactly so many words , his implicit preference was quite apparent .

    他的话虽委婉,但倾向性仍比较明显。

  19. But consumers ' preferences were already shifting toward touch-screen smartphones .

    但消费者的偏好已经转向触摸屏智能手机。

  20. Nearly all the cultural objects we consume arrive wrapped in inherited opinion ; our preferences are always , to some extent , someone else 's.

    我们消费的几乎所有文化物品都是以继承的观点来包装的;在某种程度上,我们的偏好总是来自他人。

  21. The preferences of these men bestowed prestige on certain works , which made the works more likely to be hung in galleries and printed in collections .

    这些人的喜好为某些作品赋予声望,使得这些作品更有可能被挂在画廊里,印刷在画集中。

  22. Some of these may change order according to the specific situation or your own preferences .

    其中一些选择可能会根据特定的情况或个人的偏好而改变顺序。

  23. Students ' test-form preferences vary , too , often depending on the subject and course difficulty .

    学生们对考试类型的偏好也不尽相同,通常取决于科目和课程的难度。

  24. I leave it to the reader 's political preference to decide which , if any , charges should stick .

    我想让读者根据自己的政治喜好来决定哪些职责(如果有的话)是可以成立的。

  25. " Regardless of your stated preference , if you 're ready to quit , quitting abruptly is more effective , " says Dr. Gabriela Ferreira .

    加夫列拉·费雷拉博士说,“不管你偏好哪种戒烟观点,如果你已经准备好戒烟了,突然地戒掉会更加有效。”

  26. A teacher should not show preference for any one of his pupils .

    老师不应偏爱任何一个学生。

  27. Some unfortunate mismatches in young people ’ s job preferences and prospects

    年轻人在工作偏好和就业前景的错位令人惋惜

  28. Ordinary shareholders receive dividend from profit after deducting the preference shares dividend .

    普通股股东可获派剩馀的盈利为股息

  29. The mere-exposure effect is a psychological phenomenon by which people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar with them .

    曝光效应这种心理现象指的是人们容易对熟悉的人或事物产生好感。

  30. Our national preference is to the lips , shake the head and affect anof judicious canniness 11 .

    而我们英国人更喜欢噘着嘴摇着头,假装机智精明。

前缀
e-v.更喜爱

preferable adj. 更可取

prefer v.更喜爱 + -able 可...的

后缀
e-性质;状态

audience n. 观众

aud 听 + -i- + -ence 性质;状态

difference n. 差别

differ v.不同 + -ence 性质;状态

reference n. 参考,参照,查阅

refer v.提到 + -ence 性质;状态

science n. 科学

sci 知道 + -ence 性质;状态

competence n. 能力

compet(e) 竞争 + -ence 性质;状态

evidence n. 根据

e- 向外,离开 + vid 看 + -ence 性质;状态

existence n. 存在

exist v.存在 + -ence 性质;状态

independence n. 独立(之日)

in- 不,无 + depend v.视…而定 + -ence 性质;状态

intelligence n. 智力

intel- 在...中间 + lig 选择 + -ence 性质;状态

patience n. 耐心

pati- 忍受 + -ence 性质;状态

silence n. 寂静

sil- 安静 + -ence 性质;状态

violence n. 暴力

viol 暴力,力量 + -ence 性质;状态

absence n. 缺席

ab- 离去,相反 + s- 存在 + -ence 性质;状态

confidence n. 信心

con- 表强调 + fid 信任;信念 + -ence 性质;状态

consequence n. 结果

con- 共同,一起 + sequ 跟随 + -ence 性质;状态

occurrence n. 发生

occur 发生 + -r- + -ence 性质;状态

presence n. 在场

pre- ...前的 + s- 存在 + -ence 性质;状态

residence n. 住宅

resid(e) 住;居留 + -ence 性质;状态

correspondence n. 来往信件

correspond 相应,通信 + -ence 性质;状态

inference n. 推论

infer v.推断 + -ence 性质;状态

coincidence n. 巧合

coincide v.同时发生 + -ence 性质;状态

essence n. 本质

ess 存在 + -ence 性质;状态

incidence n. 发生范围

in- 在内,进入,使 + cid 落下,降临 + -ence 性质;状态

bias aptitude bent favour inclination preference prejudice 【导航词义:偏爱,偏向】
bias v. 偏爱;偏见,偏心
〔辨析〕

指对某类事物拥有天赋或兴趣;也指因个人的好恶或偏见而对某人或某物作出的不正确的、有倾向性的判断。

〔例证〕

He has a strong painting bias.

他有很高的绘画天分。

She has a bias against jazz music.

她对爵士乐有偏见。

You should have no bias in favour of either side.

你对双方应该不偏不倚。

aptitude v. 习性;才能
〔辨析〕

指做某类事情的习性,侧重指非后天形成的自然本能;也指在学习方面的资质或技能,常后接介词 for。

〔例证〕

Swallows have an aptitude for building nests.

燕子有筑巢的习性。

He has an aptitude for painting.

他有绘画的才能。

bent v. 〈正式〉爱好;倾向;特长
〔辨析〕

强调对某个领域有特殊的爱好,或在某方面有特长。

〔例证〕

He has a bent for music.

他酷爱音乐。

The natural bent of my mind was to science.

我生来爱好科学。

favour v. 偏袒,偏爱
〔辨析〕

指对某人或某个群体的偏袒、特别照顾。

〔例证〕

Usually, parents show favour to the youngest of their children.

父母通常偏爱最小的孩子。

He is careful to show favour to no one.

他小心谨慎地不偏袒任何人。

inclination v. 倾向,爱好
〔辨析〕

指某人想做某事的一种意愿。

〔例证〕

She has an inclination for sports.

她爱好运动。

He has no inclination to be a teacher.

他不想当教师。

preference v. 偏爱,偏好
〔辨析〕

指基于个人价值观、偏见或个人喜好程度上的选择。

〔例证〕

I have a preference for country life.

我偏爱乡村生活。

Ben has a preference of physics to/over English.

本爱物理胜过英语。

prejudice v. 〈贬〉成见,偏见,歧视
〔辨析〕

尤指因种族、性别、宗教等方面的差异而形成的对特定事物不合理的否定态度。

〔例证〕

African Americans still face racial prejudice in America.

在美国,黑人依然要面对种族歧视问题。

He has a prejudice against pop music.

他对流行音乐怀有偏见。

  • 习语

n.

give (a) preference to sb/sth

给…以优惠;优待
to treat sb/sth in a way that gives them an advantage over other people or things

Preference will be given to graduates of this university.

这所大学的毕业生会获得优先考虑。

in preference to sb/sth

而不是
rather than sb/sth

She was chosen in preference to her sister.

她被选中了,而不是她妹妹。