predisposition
n[U, C]
~ (to/towards sth); ~ (to do sth) state of mind or body that makes sb liable to act in a certain way or to suffer from a certain disease 性向; 癖性; 易患某病之身心素质
a predisposition towards melancholia 易患忧郁症的精神倾向
a predisposition to rheumatism 易患风湿症的体质
a predisposition to criticize others 喜欢挑人毛病的癖性.