n.傾向；癖性；（易患病的）體質

She has a predisposition to Huntington's disease. 她有患亨延頓氏癥的傾向。

This prosperity has bought a sedentary lifestyle and a sugary diet, which may have triggered a genetic predisposition to diabetes among Arabs. 繁榮帶來了凝滯不動的生活習慣和嗜糖的飲食結構，在阿拉伯人中這容易誘發(fā)高血糖的遺傳傾向。

She has a predisposition to criticize others. 她有喜歡挑人毛病的癖性。

There is no implication that a specific disease is inherited but only the individual factors that compose a predisposition are inherited. 沒有含意一種特定的被遺傳但是組成一個易患病的體質個別的因素只有被遺傳。