имя существительное склонность, пристрастие Например: a predilection for expensive cars — пристрастие к дорогим машинам
noun Etymology: French prédilection, from Medieval Latin praediligere to love more, prefer, from Latin prae- + diligere to love — more at diligent an established preference for something Synonyms: predilection, prepossession, prejudice, bias mean an attitude of mind that predisposes one to favor something. predilection implies a strong liking deriving from one's temperament or experience Example: a predilection for travel. prepossession suggests a fixed conception likely to preclude objective judgment of anything counter to it Example: a prepossession against technology. prejudice usually implies an unfavorable prepossession and connotes a feeling rooted in suspicion, fear, or intolerance Example: a mindless prejudice against the unfamiliar. bias implies an unreasoned and unfair distortion of judgment in favor of or against a person or thing Example: a strong bias toward the plaintiff.