predisposition

/ˌpriːdɪspəˈzɪʃən/ /ˌprɛdɪspəˈzɪʃən/

Meanings

noun

倾向，素质，易感性。

The state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a disease or other health problem

Examples :

"Because of her family history of heart disease, she has a strong predisposition to developing it herself. "

由于她有心脏病家族史，所以她自己也很容易患上心脏病 (yóuyú tā yǒu xīnzàngbìng jiāzúshǐ, suǒyǐ tā zìjǐ yě hěn róngyì huànshàng xīnzàngbìng)。

Related Words

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

health noun

/hɛlθ/

健康，安康

"Her mental health is really affected by stressful environments."

在压力大的环境下，她的心理健康受到了很大的影响。

history noun

/ˈhɪst(ə)ɹi/

历史, 史, 史实

"History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes."

如果我们不从历史的错误中吸取教训，历史就会重演。

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

因为，由于。

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

因为天气很好，所以我去了公园。

developing verb

/dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ/

发展，进展

"The students are developing their reading skills in their English class. "

学生们正在英语课上发展他们的阅读能力。

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

susceptible noun

/səˈsɛptɪbl̩/

易感人群，易感染者。

"The susceptible in our class are getting the flu. "

我们班的易感人群正在感染流感。

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

家庭, 家人

"Our family lives in town."

我们一家人住在城里。

predisposed verb

/ˌpriːdɪˈspoʊzd/ /ˌpriːdɪˈspoʊzdəd/

易患，使…易于感染。

"Poor nutrition can predispose children to developing chronic health problems later in life. "

营养不良会让孩子们更容易在日后患上慢性疾病。

problem noun

/ˈpɹɒbləm/ /ˈpɹɑbləm/

问题，难题。

"The leaky faucet in the kitchen is a problem that needs fixing. "

厨房里漏水的龙头是个问题，需要修理一下。

herself pronoun

/hɜːˈsɛlf/ /hɝˈsɛlf/

她自己

"She injured herself."

她伤了她自己。

disease noun

/dɪˈziːz/ /dɪˈziz/

疾病，病症。

"The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered."

那些番茄植株得了一种病，叶子上出现了很多斑点，果实也枯萎了。