n. 倾向, 癖性

[ noun ]
a natural inclination
<noun.cognition>
he has a proclivity for exaggeration

Proclivity \Pro*cliv"i*ty\, n. [L. proclivitas: cf. F.
proclivit['e].]
1. Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency. ``A
proclivity to steal.'' --Abp. Bramhall.

2. Readiness; facility; aptitude.

He had such a dexterous proclivity as his teachers
were fain to restrain his forwardness. --Sir H.
Wotton.