| 单词 | disinclination |
| 释义 | disinclination (once / 5298 pages) n If anyone has ever told you to do something you didn’t want to do, you’ve felt a disinclination, a doubt about participating. Having a disinclination means you’re just not into it, so you hesitate. In Herman Melville’s short novel “Bartleby, the Scrivener,” when anyone asks Bartleby for a favor, he always replies, “I would prefer not to.” That’s an example of a disinclination — the feeling that there are other things you’d rather be doing. If someone tells you to eat a lightbulb, you might feel a disinclination to do that, and for good reason. The Latin roots of the word roughly translate to “unable to bend,” which describes your unwilling disinclination quite well. WORD FAMILYdisinclination: disinclinations+/disincline: disinclination, disinclined, disinclines, disinclining/inclination: inclinations/incline: disincline, inclination, inclined, inclines, inclining/inclining: inclinings USAGE EXAMPLESAnd however strong the disinclination to concede that Donald Trump could be right about anything, his verdict on American generalship qualifies as apt. Salon(Dec 01, 2016) Anna is angry about a lot of things, and Beth’s seeming disinclination to help Anna’s career is one of them. New York Times(Nov 24, 2016) Upon his return in September, Kershaw declined to provide details on his condition, citing his disinclination to create excuses. Los Angeles Times(Oct 23, 2016) 1n a certain degree of unwillingness Syn|Hypo|Hyper hesitancy, hesitation, indisposition, reluctance sloth, slothfulness a disinclination to work or exert yourself involuntariness, unwillingness the trait of being unwilling 2n that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike his disinclination for modesty is well known Ant|Hyper inclination that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking dislike a feeling of aversion or antipathy |
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