動(dòng)詞 predispose:

1. make susceptible
   同義詞：predispose

形容詞 predisposed:

1. made susceptible

1. The inhabitants are predisposed to rheumatism by the damp climate.
   因氣候潮濕，居民易患風(fēng)濕癥。
2. He was predisposed towards literary studies by the bookish environment of his early rears.
   他早年生長(zhǎng)在讀書空氣很濃的環(huán)境中，所以后來(lái)傾向于從事文學(xué)研究。
3. The state of being predisposed; tendency, inclination, or susceptibility.
   傾向傾向于 ... 的狀態(tài); 趨勢(shì); 傾向或敏感性
4. His early training predisposed him to a life of adventure.
   他早年所受的教養(yǎng)使他熱衷於冒險(xiǎn)活動(dòng)。