tendency和trend 有和区别

tendency和trend 有和区别
tendency和trend 有和区别

tendency和trend 有和区别
tendency名词
1.倾向,趋势.
2.性情,偏好 (to; toward).
3.(话或作品等的)旨趣,意向,倾向性.
correct criminal tendency 矫正犯罪倾向.have a tendency to [towards] 有…的倾向,渐趋.show a tendency to fall behind with his studies (他)显示出功课跟不上的倾向.
trend名词
(路、河、海岸、山脉等的)走向；方向,方位；倾向,趋势,动向.the trend of events 形势.
不及物动词
走向,伸向,转向,侧向；倾向,趋向 (towards).
-y 形容词
最流行[时髦]的；合乎潮流的.

tendency仅仅指趋向，如：she has the tendency to work late.
trend强调要变化或发展的趋势，如：fashion trend流行趋势；The trend is toward working longer hours for less money.
从中可见，tendency指的是倾向，trend指发展、变化趋势，具有动态含义。

前者名词，后者动词

TRENDENCY比TREND更抽象化
trend: [ trend ]
n. 趋势,倾向,方位
v. 倾向
例句与用法:
1. The prices of houses are trending upwards.
房价趋于上涨。

2. The youth like to follow the latest trend...

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TRENDENCY比TREND更抽象化
trend: [ trend ]
n. 趋势,倾向,方位
v. 倾向
例句与用法:
1. The prices of houses are trending upwards.
房价趋于上涨。

2. The youth like to follow the latest trends in fashion.
年轻人喜好追求最新的流行款式。

3. The trend of prices is still upwards.
物价仍有上涨趋势。

4. The runaway inflation would seem to put the brakes on such a trend.
失控的通货膨胀似乎阻止这一趋势的发展。

5. This quartet represents a major new trend in modern music.
这首四重奏的曲子反映了现代音乐中一种主要的新趋向.

tendency: [ 'tendənsi ]
n. 趋势,倾向
例句与用法:
1. There is a growing tendency for people to work at home instead of in offices.
人们在家里而不是在办公室里工作的趋势日益增长。

2. She has artistic tendencies.
她有艺术气质。

3. The belief that society has an innate tendency toward improvement and that this tendency may be furthered through conscious human effort.
社会向善论认为社会具有变得更好的内在倾向和人类有力量促使其改善的信仰或学说

4. A tendency to revert to a former state.
反动希望回到过去状态的趋势

5. He had a tendency to shrink up whenever attention was focused on him.
当别人注意他时，他就会退缩一旁。

6. His illness grew out of his tendency to overwork.
他的病是由于工作过度所致。

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