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preference 音标拼音: [pr'ɛfɚəns] [pr'ɛfrəns] n. 偏爱,优先,优先权,优先的选择 偏爱,优先,优先权,优先的选择 preference优选 preference n 1: a strong liking; " my own preference is for good literature"; " the Irish have a penchant for blarney" [ synonym: { preference}, { penchant}, { predilection}, { taste}] 2: a predisposition in favor of something; " a predilection for expensive cars"; " his sexual preferences"; " showed a Marxist orientation" [ synonym: { predilection}, { preference}, { orientation}] 3: the right or chance to choose; " given my druthers, I' d eat cake" [ synonym: { preference}, { druthers}] 4: grant of favor or advantage to one over another ( especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties) Preference \ Pref" er* ence\, n. [ Cf. F. pr[' e] f[' e] rence.] 1. The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred; the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power or opportunity of choosing; as, to give him his preference. [ 1913 Webster] Leave the critics on either side to contend about the preference due to this or that sort of poetry. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] Knowledge of things alone gives a value to our reasonings, and preference of one man' s knowledge over another' s. -- Locke. [ 1913 Webster] 2. That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior favor; as, which is your preference? [ 1913 Webster] 129 Moby Thesaurus words for " preference": affinity, alternative, alternativity, animus, antecedence, antecedency, anteposition, anteriority, aptitude, bag, bent, bias, cast, character, choice, choosing, chosen kind, co- optation, co- option, constitution, cosset, cup of tea, darling, decision, desire, diathesis, discrimination, disposition, dominion, druthers, eccentricity, election, elevation, fancy, fascination, favor, favorite, favoritism, first choice, fondling, free choice, free will, front position, grain, idiosyncrasy, idol, inclination, individualism, inequality, interest, involvement, jewel, kidney, leaning, liking, make, makeup, matinee idol, mental set, mettle, mind, mind- set, minion, mold, mutual affinity, mutual attraction, nature, nepotism, one- sidedness, option, parti pris, partiality, particular choice, partisanism, partisanship, penchant, personal choice, pet, pick, precedence, precedency, preceding, precession, precursor, predilection, predisposition, preferential treatment, preferment, prefixation, prejudice, prelude, preoption, prepossession, priority, proclivity, promotion, propensity, prothesis, selection, set, slant, spoiled child, stamp, strain, streak, stripe, style, superiority, sympathy, taste, temper, temperament, tendency, the lead, the pick, thing, top priority, turn, turn of mind, twist, type, undetachment, undispassionateness, unneutrality, upgrading, urgency, volition, warp, will
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