preference
英 [ˈprefrəns] 美 [ˈprɛfərəns, ˈprɛfrəns]

n.

偏爱；优先权；偏爱的事物；（债权人）受优先偿还的权利

变形

复数：preferences

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C][U]较喜欢的东西,偏爱 liking for one thing rather than another
2. [U][C]优待,优惠,优先权 special favour or consideration shown to a person

英英释义

preference[ 'prefərəns ]

• n.
  • a strong liking

    "my own preference is for good literature"

    同义词：penchantpredilectiontaste

  • a predisposition in favor of something

    "his sexual preferences"

    同义词：predilectionorientation

  • the right or chance to choose

    同义词：druthers

  • grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• demonstrate a preference for表现出对…的偏爱

形容词+～

• decided preference明显的偏爱
• special preference特殊的优惠
• individual preference个人的偏爱

名词+～

• color preference颜色的偏爱
• trade preference贸易优惠

介词+～

• through preference出于偏爱
• to one's preference按自己的爱好

～+介词

• preference for meat爱吃肉
• preference in sth喜爱…

词组短语

preference for偏爱…

preference to sth优先

tax preference税收优惠

personal preference个人喜好

in preference to优先于……

consumer preference消费者偏好，消费偏爱

by preference最好，首先

sexual preference性取向；性偏好；性爱好

preference share优先股；红利先取股

time preference时间的优先选择

color preference色彩的嗜好；颜色爱好

margin of preference[经]优惠幅度；[经]优惠差额

liquidity preference[经]流动性偏好

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

election, preference, choice, alternative, selection, option

这组词都有“选择”的意思，其区别是：

election强调目的和达到目的判断能力。

preference侧重因偏见、爱好或判断等而进行选择。

choice侧重指自由选择的权利或特权。

alternative指在相互排斥的两者之间作严格的选择，也可指在两者以上中进行选择。

selection指作广泛的选择，着重选择者的识别力或鉴赏力。

option着重特别给予的选择权利或权力，所选物常常相互排斥。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. She has a preference for blue.
   她特别喜欢蓝色。
2. It's entirely a matter of preference.
   这完全是个见仁见智的问题。
3. A polar bear has a preference for cold weather.
   北极熊喜欢寒冷的天气。
4. While selecting job applicants, we usually give preference to those with some experience.
   在筛选求职者的过程中,我们通常优先考虑有一定经验的人。
5. Her preference in foods is omelets.
   她喜爱的食物是煎蛋卷。
6. What is your preference, tea or coffee?
   咖啡和茶,你最喜欢哪一样？
7. We've granted that country special trade preferences.
   我们给了那个国家特殊的贸易优惠。

权威例句

Fuzzy Preference Modelling and Multicriteria Decision Support
Female Preference Predates the Evolution of the Sword in Swordtail Fish
On the Elicitation of Preference for Alternative Therapies
The Preference for Self-Correction in the Organization of Repair in Conversation
A classification of hand preference by association analysis.
The estimation of a preference-based measure of health from the SF-36
Pollinator preference and the evolution of floral traits in monkeyflowers (Mimulus)
The codon preference plot: graphic analysis of protein coding sequences and prediction of gene expression.
Antecedents of B2C Channel Satisfaction and Preference: Validating e-Commerce Metrics
The Comparison of Usage and Availability Measurements for Evaluating Resource Preference