tendentious
英[ten'denʃəs]
美[tɛn'dɛnʃəs]
词态变化
副词: tendentiously;名词: tendentiousness;助记提示
1. tend-: stretch. => tend-: stretch to a certain direction, move to a certain direction, move in a certain direction(引申义).
2. tend- + -ent + -ious(复合后缀：-y, -ous).
3. 由此引申义：趋向、倾向、癖好。英文词源
- tendentious (adj.)
- "having a definite purpose," 1871, formed after or from German tendenziös, from Tendenz "tendency," from Medieval Latin tendentia (see tendency).
双语例句
- 1. His analysis was rooted in a somewhat tendentious reading of French history.
- 他的分析源于对法国历史带有一定偏见的解读。
来自辞典例句
- 2. Such tendentious statements are likely to provoke strong opposition.
- 这种有倾向性的说法可能招致强烈的反对.
来自辞典例句
- 3. She made a tendentious speech.
- 她发表了有倾向性的讲话.
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- 4. Countries engaged in war send tendentious reports.
- 参战国送出宣传性的报告.
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