Inclination

(noun.) the act of inclining; bending forward; 'an inclination of his head indicated his agreement'.

(noun.) an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; 'he had an inclination to give up too easily'; 'a tendency to be too strict'.

(noun.) that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; 'her inclination is for classical music'.

(noun.) (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis).

(noun.) (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees.

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• Great importance has been attached to this variation in the inclination of the equator to the orbit by Dr. Croll in his book _Climate and Time_. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The inclination I had felt for the sea was by this time done away, or I might now have gratified it. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• Mrs. Dashwood entered into all their feelings with a warmth which left her no inclination for checking this excessive display of them. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• With their wealth, their views increased; their want of a larger house, their inclination for more company. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• I have not the inclination to parley,' said Mr. Brownlow, 'and, as I advocate the dearest interests of others, I have not the right. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• In talking over their route the evening before, Mrs. Gardiner expressed an inclination to see the place again. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• Edison has said that sometimes he has wondered how it was he did not become an analytical chemist instead of concentrating on electricity, for which he had at first no great inclination. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The sailors were all in amazement, and asked me a thousand questions, which I had no inclination to answer. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• His aunt had shown her inclination; perhaps his grandfather himself, they hinted, might be disposed to be reconciled to him. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• I hope my mother is now convinced that I have no more talents than inclination for a public life! 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• As I rec overed my former state of mind, I felt an inclination to communicate the discoveries I had made during the experiment. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• The appeal of her helplessness touched in him, as it always did, a latent chord of inclination. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Mr. Tulkinghorn re-asserts it by another inclination of his head. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• I feel more inclination to put you in the way of keeping yourself, and shall endeavour to do so; but observe, my sphere is narrow. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Nothing so easy, if you have but the inclination, said Elizabeth. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• Now, your inclinations are to be consulted. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Nor, in my opinion, has any man less merit for having, in general, natural virtuous inclinations. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• I done what I could to keep you and Tickler in sunders, but my power were not always fully equal to my inclinations. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Their own inclinations ascertained, there were no difficulties behind, no drawback of poverty or parent. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• He seemed to have all the life and spirit, cheerful feelings, and social inclinations of his father, and nothing of the pride or reserve of Enscombe. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• The polite and attentive stranger would desire, say, to consult her inclinations on the subject of potatoes. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• It is not saying too much: I know what I feel, and how averse are my inclinations to the bare thought of marriage. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• If your inclinations chime with your sense of duty--' Harry began. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Apart from any inclinations of my own, I understood Wemmick's hint now. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• But if my friends require of me to gratify not only their inclinations, but their resentments, they expect too much of me. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• My own inclinations are to push this inquiry on, for we have already lost so much time that we cannot afford to waste another hour. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• You cannot suppose me capable of trying to persuade you to marry against your inclinations. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• Hence the various purposes or inclinations that alternately prevail, and the uncertainty that perplexes us. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• And I do not know whether Miss Bates is not as likely to understand the inclinations of the rest of the people as any body. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Gargery's power to part you and Tickler in sunders were not fully equal to his inclinations. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.

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