a condition that makes sb/sth likely to behave in a particular way or to suffer from a particular disease
a genetic predisposition to liver disease
易患肝病的遗传体质
1.倾向,天性,素质;癖性,资质 (to)
2.【医】诱因 (to)
1.the fact that someone is likely to think or behave in a particular way, or likely to develop a particular medical condition
1.A predisposition to look at faces, for instance, seems to be innate, involving primitive brain regions.
一个人的面部素因似乎是先天性的，伴随着原始的脑部区域。
2.The cause of psoriasis is unknown, although it appears to be an autoimmune disease with a likelihood for genetic predisposition.
牛皮癣的原因尚不清楚，但它似乎是一个与自身免疫性疾病的遗传倾向的可能性。
3.The sinful nature which we inherited from Adam carries with it a predisposition to disobey God.
我们从亚当继承而来的有罪本性中带着一种违背上帝的倾向。
4.She developed breast cancer at the age of 37, leading the researchers to believe she had a genetic predisposition to the cancer.
她37岁时就得了乳腺癌，研究人员就此认为是她基因上的问题导致她容易得癌症。
5.Research shows that much of our predisposition towards determination, sociability and self-control and sense of purpose is in our genes.
研究表明，基因很大程度上决定着我们的决策倾向、社交喜好、自制力和自我意识等（特质）。
6.But he did not indicate a predisposition to raise interest rates soon.
但他没有表示出将很快加息的倾向。
7."Google has relied on an open Internet to make its entire business, " he tells me. "It has a genetic predisposition for openness. "
“Google一直在靠着开放的互联网做业务，”他告诉我，“它天生就欢迎开放。”
8.Our predisposition is to be aware of as much of what's going on around us as possible.
我们易受伤害的体质要求我们尽可能的对周围发生的事情保持敏感。
9.They hypothesized that inpiduals with a genetic predisposition toward seeking out new experiences would tend to be more liberal.
他们推测，携带着倾向于寻求新经验的基因的个体将更趋向自由主义。
10.Classical genetic studies suggest strong complex genetic contributions to a predisposition to abuse multiple addictive substances.
经典遗传研究表明强有力的复杂遗传捐助易患多种成瘾物质滥用。