英语词汇“preference”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

preference

/ˈprɛf(ə)r(ə)ns

noun

1A greater liking for one alternative over another or others: her preference for white wine he chose a clock in preference to a watch...

Both of them expressed a preference for an alternative chair person.
Very often people express a preference for planting broadleaves.
Creative Commons licenses help people express a preference for sharing their work - on their own terms.

Synonyms

liking, partiality, predilection, proclivity, fondness, taste, inclination, leaning, bias, bent, penchant, predisposition, desire, wish

rather than, instead of, in place of, sooner than, above, before, over

1.1A thing preferred: nearly 40 per cent named acid house as their musical preference...

He strove to reach a balance between the musical preferences of fans and the band's own artistic pursuits.
These students want to identify themselves through their musical preferences.
The legs of his pants end above the tops of his shoes, a fashion preference dictated by the hours he spends ankle-deep in wet grass.

Synonyms

favourite, first choice, top of the list, choice, selection, pick

informal cup of tea, bag, thing

North American informal druthers

1.2 [mass noun] Favour shown to one person or thing over another or others: preference is given to those who make a donation...

Rather, it was the behavioral aspect of prey preference that influenced stability.
It must be remembered that most infants show no lateral preference in the first few years of life.
He enrolled in a journalism course, but when there were assignments to be done he felt he had to give preference to his poetry writing, and left the course.

Synonyms

priority, favour, precedence, advantage, preferential treatment, favoured treatment, favouritism

2 Law A prior right or precedence, especially in connection with the payment of debts: debts owed to the community should be accorded a preference...

The payment had the effect of conferring a preference, priority or advantage on those creditors over the other creditors.
That must be so whether the preference took the form of the payment of a debt or the grant of a security.
If the Court is against us on preferences, then those credits come back into our loan account.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'promotion'): from Old French, from medieval Latin praeferentia, from Latin praeferre 'carry in front' (see prefer).

单词	preference
释义	preference /ˈprɛf(ə)r(ə)ns / noun 1A greater liking for one alternative over another or others: her preference for* white wine* he chose a clock in preference to* a watch... Both of them expressed a preference for an alternative chair person. Very often people express a preference for planting broadleaves. Creative Commons licenses help people express a preference for sharing their work - on their own terms. Synonyms liking, partiality, predilection, proclivity, fondness, taste, inclination, leaning, bias, bent, penchant, predisposition, desire, wish rather than, instead of, in place of, sooner than, above, before, over 1.1A thing preferred: nearly 40 per cent named acid house as their musical preference... He strove to reach a balance between the musical preferences of fans and the band's own artistic pursuits. These students want to identify themselves through their musical preferences. The legs of his pants end above the tops of his shoes, a fashion preference dictated by the hours he spends ankle-deep in wet grass. Synonyms favourite, first choice, top of the list, choice, selection, pick informal* cup of tea, bag, thing North American informal druthers 1.2 [mass noun] Favour shown to one person or thing over another or others: preference is given to those who make a donation... Rather, it was the behavioral aspect of prey preference that influenced stability. It must be remembered that most infants show no lateral preference in the first few years of life. He enrolled in a journalism course, but when there were assignments to be done he felt he had to give preference to his poetry writing, and left the course. Synonyms priority, favour, precedence, advantage, preferential treatment, favoured treatment, favouritism 2 Law A prior right or precedence, especially in connection with the payment of debts: debts owed to the community should be accorded a preference... The payment had the effect of conferring a preference, priority or advantage on those creditors over the other creditors. That must be so whether the preference took the form of the payment of a debt or the grant of a security. If the Court is against us on preferences, then those credits come back into our loan account. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'promotion'): from Old French, from medieval Latin praeferentia, from Latin praeferre 'carry in front' (see prefer). Rhymes deference, reference
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