| 单词 | disposition |
| 释义 | disposition (once / 181 pages) 1n 2n Someone's disposition is their mood or general attitude about life. If your friend woke up on the wrong side of the bed, tell her that she might need a disposition makeover. Disposition means the positive or negative way a person views the world. In contrast, your character is determined by your inner moral values, and your personality reflects what you're like as an individual. An animal with an excellent disposition is friendly towards people. If you are cheerful, you're often said to have a sunny disposition. Disposition can also mean "getting rid of something," so cleaning your room might involve the disposition of empty pizza boxes and soda cans. WORD FAMILYdisposition: dispositions+/disposable: disposables, nondisposable/disposal: disposals/dispose: disposable, disposal, disposed, disposes, disposing, disposition, indispose, predispose, redispose/disposed: disposedly/indispose: indisposed, indisposes, indisposing, indisposition/indisposition: indispositions/predispose: predisposed, predisposes, predisposing, predisposition/predisposition: predispositions/redispose: redisposed, redisposes, redisposing, redisposition/redisposition: redispositions USAGE EXAMPLES“There must be kinder dispositions in far-off, gentler lands,” he says. The New Yorker(Dec 22, 2016) Ocsla allows that the President “may, from time to time, withdraw from disposition any of the unleased lands of the Outer Continental Shelf.” Wall Street Journal(Dec 21, 2016) By the attorney general’s office’s accounting, roughly half the records do not indicate a case’s final disposition. Washington Post(Dec 14, 2016) 1 1n your usual mood he has a happy disposition Syn|Hypo|Hyper temperament aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness a disposition toward being alone animalism, physicalitypreoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites bloodiness, bloodthirstinessa disposition to shed blood heart, spiritan inclination or tendency of a certain kind nervousnessa sensitive or highly strung temperament esprit de corps, morale, team spiritthe spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed moodinesshaving temperamental and changeable moods bloodtemperament or disposition perfectionisma disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable permissiveness, tolerancea disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior restrictiveness, unpermissivenessa lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits good naturea cheerful, obliging disposition agreeability, agreeablenessa temperamental disposition to be agreeable ill naturea disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition disagreeablenessan ill-tempered and offensive disposition willingnesscheerful compliance involuntariness, unwillingnessthe trait of being unwilling friendlinessa friendly disposition unsociability, unsociablenessan unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship unfriendlinessan unfriendly disposition calm, calmness, composure, equanimitysteadiness of mind under stress discomposurea temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure optimisma general disposition to expect the best in all things pessimisma general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things epicurismthe disposition and habits of an epicure gourmandismthe disposition and habits of a gourmand introversion(psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings friendlessnessbeing without friends reclusivenessa disposition to prefer seclusion or isolation queasiness, restlessness, uneasinessinability to rest or relax or be still restiveness, skittishnesscharacterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright acceptance, sufferance, tolerationa disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations indulgence, lenience, leniencya disposition to yield to the wishes of someone overtolerancetoo much permissiveness sternness, strictnessuncompromising resolution good will, goodwill, gracea disposition to kindness and compassion forbearance, longanimity, patiencegood-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence easygoingnessbeing without worry or concern risibilitya disposition to laugh complaisance, compliance, compliancy, deference, obligingnessa disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others crabbedness, crabbiness, crossnessa disposition to be ill-tempered contrariness, crankiness, crotchetiness, grumpinessa fussy and eccentric disposition moroseness, sourness, sulkiness, sullennessa sullen moody resentful disposition biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness, tempera disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger impatiencea dislike of anything that causes delay shrewishnessa nature given to nagging or scolding asperity, sharpnessharshness of manner acerbity, acrimony, bitterness, jaundice, tartness, thorninessa rough and bitter manner aggressiveness, belligerence, pugnacitya natural disposition to be hostile contentiousness, quarrelsomenessan inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious eagerness, forwardness, readiness, zealprompt willingness openness, receptiveness, receptivitywillingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas) wholeheartednessundivided commitment or unreserved enthusiasm disinclination, hesitancy, hesitation, indisposition, reluctancea certain degree of unwillingness resistance(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, genialitya disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) amicability, amicablenesshaving a disposition characterized by warmth and friendliness closeness, familiarity, intimacyclose or warm friendship accessibility, approachabilitythe attribute of being easy to meet or deal with congenialitya congenial disposition amity, cordialitya cordial disposition good-neighborliness, good-neighbourliness, neighborliness, neighbourlinessa disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors hospitablenesshaving a disposition that welcomes guests and is fond of entertaining aloofness, remoteness, standoffishness, withdrawnnessa disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner closeness, secretivenesscharacterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes) hostility, ill willa hostile (very unfriendly) disposition aggressiona disposition to behave aggressively misanthropya disposition to dislike and mistrust other people uncongenialitya disposition not to be congenial unneighborlinessan unneighborly disposition inhospitablenesshaving an unfriendly and inhospitable disposition helpfulness, kindlinessfriendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froidgreat coolness and composure under strain placidity, quiet, repose, serenity, tranquility, tranquillitya disposition free from stress or emotion disquiet, unease, uneasinessthe trait of seeming ill at ease fluster, perturbationa disposition that is confused or nervous and upset affirmativenessthe agreeable quality of one who assents nature the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions 2n a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing a swelling with a disposition to rupture Hypo|Hyper aptness, propensity a disposition to behave in a certain way mordacitya disposition to biting predispositiona disposition in advance to react in a particular way pronenessbeing disposed to do something separatisma disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists inclination, tendencya characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect heterosis, hybrid vigor(genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent buoyancythe tendency to float in water or other liquid electronegativity, negativity(chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond stainability(cytology) the capacity of cells or cell parts to stain specifically with certain dyes desirean inclination to want things property a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class 3n an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper inclination, tendency direction a general course along which something has a tendency to develop drift, movement, trenda general tendency to change (as of opinion) Calla special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course denominationalismthe tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations devicesan inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices' sympathy, understandingan inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion favoritism, favouritisman inclination to favor some person or group leaning, proclivity, propensitya natural inclination bent, seta relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way literalisma disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense perseverationthe tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it predispositionan inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way favor, favouran inclination to approve disapproval, disfavor, disfavour, dislikean inclination to withhold approval from some person or group partiality, partisanshipan inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives impartiality, nonpartisanshipan inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally tenora settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life evolutionary trenda general direction of evolutionary change gravitationa figurative movement toward some attraction orientation, predilection, preferencea predisposition in favor of something doghousean idiomatic term for being in disfavor reprobationsevere disapproval anthropocentricity, anthropocentrisman inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values ethnocentrismbelief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group Eurocentrismbelief in the preeminence of Europe and the Europeans bias, preconception, prejudicea partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation tilta slight but noticeable partiality localism, provincialism, sectionalisma partiality for some particular place unfairnesspartiality that is not fair or equitable disinterestednessfreedom from bias or from selfish motives candor, candour, fair-mindedness, fairnessability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty attitude, mental attitude a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways n the act or means of getting rid of something Syn|Hypo|Hyper disposal appointment (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment comb-outthe act of carefully weeding out unwanted things or people givingdisposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return abandonmentthe voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away mine disposalthe disposal of explosive mines sewage disposalthe disposal of sewage lending, loaningdisposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned discard, throwing awaygetting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable discard(cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit minesweepingthe activity of detecting and disposing of marine mines usurythe act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest act, deed, human action, human activity something that people do or cause to happen |
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