inclination

気持ち、傾向

何かをしたいという気持ち、またはそれをしがちな傾向。

やさしい英語で： A feeling that you want to do something, or a habit of doing it.

• I have no inclination to cook tonight.
• Her natural inclination is to help others.
• Do you feel any inclination to join us?

使い方： inclination to do something (She has little inclination to argue.); inclination towards something (His inclination towards music began in childhood.)

類義語： desire, tendency, urge

反対語： aversion

よく使う表現： inclination to help, little inclination, natural inclination, inclination to drink

傾斜、勾配

面や線が、水平または垂直の位置から傾いている度合い。

やさしい英語で： The amount by which a surface or line slopes away from a flat or upright position.

• The road has a slight inclination.
• The roof’s inclination allows rain to drain away.
• They measured the inclination in degrees.

使い方： inclination of something (We measured the inclination of the roof.)

類義語： slope, gradient

よく使う表現： inclination of something, steep inclination, angle of inclination

傾き、おじぎ

特に頭や体を曲げたり傾けたりする動作、またはその姿勢。

やさしい英語で： A movement or position in which something, especially the head or body, bends or tilts.

• He greeted us with an inclination of his head.
• The forward inclination of her body suggested interest.
• A gentle inclination of the neck completed the movement.

使い方： inclination of something (A slight inclination of her head showed agreement.)

類義語： tilt, bend

よく使う表現： inclination of something, slight inclination, forward inclination