tendency的词源

英文词源

tendency (n.)

1620s, from Medieval Latin tendentia "inclination, leaning," from Latin tendens, present participle of tendere "to stretch, extend, aim" (see tenet). Earlier in same sense was tendaunce (mid-15c.), from Old French tendance.

中文词源

tendency：倾向，趋势

词根词缀： -tend-延伸 + -ency名词词尾 → 伸向

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tendency：倾向，趋势

tend-,延伸，伸长，-ency,状态名词后缀。

tendency：倾向，趋势

tend-,延伸，伸长，-ency,状态名词后缀。