inclination

the act of inclining

倾斜

bending forward

向前弯曲

an inclination of his head indicated his agreement

他歪着头表示同意

inclining

a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect

倾向于某一条件、特征或效果的特征性的可能性或自然倾向

the alkaline inclination of the local waters

当地水域的碱性倾向

fabric with a tendency to shrink

有收缩倾向的织物

tendency

the property possessed by a line or suce that departs from the vertical

偏离垂直线或表面的性质

the tower had a pronounced tilt

塔明显倾斜

the ship dloped a list to starboard

这艘船向右舷开了一个单子

he walked with a heavy inclination to the right

他走得很右倾

tilt

list

lean

leaning

an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

心态一种心态，尤指偏爱一种选择而不喜欢另一种

he had an inclination to give up too easily

他倾向于轻易放弃

a tendency to be too strict

过于严格的倾向

disposition

tendency

that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking

你喜欢的东西

her inclination is for classical music

她的爱好是古典音乐

(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)

（几何学）由x轴和给定直线形成的角度（从x轴的正半部逆时针测量）

angle of inclination

(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees

（天文学）以度数表示的轨道平面和黄道平面之间的夹角

inclination of an orbit

(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

（物理学）磁针与地平线的夹角

dip

angle of dip

magnetic dip

magnetic inclination