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 )
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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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