favour

单词辨析:

bias aptitude bent favour inclination preference prejudice 【导航词义:偏爱,偏向】
bias n. 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 n. 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 n. [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 (美亦作favor) n. 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 n. 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 n. 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 n. [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。

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I asked a favour of him, but he refused point-blank.

我求过他一次,但他断然拒绝了。

The verdict of the jury was given in his favour.

陪审团作出了对他有利的结论。

I'm sorry to call so late, but I need a favour

这么晚打电话真是抱歉,可是我需要帮个忙。

If the commission rules in Mr Welch's favour the case will go to the European Court of Human Rights.

如果委员会裁定韦尔奇有理,这个案件将送交欧洲人权法庭。

He favours bringing the UN into touch with 'modern realities'.

他倾向于让联合国接触“当代现实”。

The government has lost favour with the voters.

政府失去了选民的支持。