1670s, from French penchant, noun use of present participle of Old French pencher "to incline," from Vulgar Latin *pendicare, a frequentative formed from Latin pendere "to hang" (see pendant (n.)).
雙語例句
1. She has a penchant for champagne.
她酷愛香檳酒。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. She has a penchant for Indian food.
她愛吃印度食物.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.
他喜歡拿人開玩笑。
來自辭典例句
4. Despite her penchant for chitchat , Yvonne was no birdbrain, Martin discovered.