n.[C]

1. 傾向；癖性；天分[（+to/toward）][+to-v]
   He has a tendency towards pessimism.

   他有悲觀的傾向。

   Bob has a tendency to exaggerate things.

   鮑伯有愛誇張的傾向。

2. 趨勢，潮流[（+to/toward）][+to-v]
   There is a tendency towards regional cooperation.

   有一種地區性合作的趨勢。

3. 傾向；意向
   His new magazine has anarchic tendencies.

   他的新雜誌有無政府主義傾向。

4. 政治團體

n.

1. an inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behaviour.
2. a group within a larger political party or movement.