inclination是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 倾向, 意愿，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《双城记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- There was a special com-panionship in it, an observable inclination on the part of every one to join some other one, which led, especially among the luckier or lighter-hearted, to frolicsome embrac-es, drinking of healths, shaking of hands, and even joining of hands and dancing, a dozen together.
-- There was yet an upper staircase, of a steeper inclination and of contracted dimensions, to be ascended, before the garret story was reached.
-- 'Age, about forty years; height, about five feet nine; black hair; complexion dark; generally, rather handsome visage; eyes dark, face thin, long, and sallow; nose aquiline, but not straight, having a peculiar inclination towards the left cheek; expression, therefore, sinister.'
-- She said it aloud, but added to herself, as she resumed her knitting: 'Hah!Good day, age about forty, height about five feet nine, black hair, generally rather handsome visage, complexion dark, eyes dark, thin, long and sallow face, aq-uiline nose but not straight, having a peculiar inclination 255towards the left cheek which imparts a sinister expression!
-- Probably, Monsieur Gabelle passed a long night up there, with the distant chateau for fire and candle, and the beat-ing at his door, combined with the joy-ringing, for music; not to mention his having an ill-omened lamp slung across the road before his posting-house gate, which the village showed a lively inclination to displace in his favour.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "No," said Stepan Arkadyevitch, who felt a great inclination to tell Vronsky of Levin's intentions in regard to Kitty.
-- With a slight inclination of her head she passed, hearing behind her Stepan Arkadyevitch's loud voice calling him to come up, and the quiet, soft, and composed voice of Vronsky refusing.
-- "What an inclination we all have, though, for these cruel spectacles," he said.
-- "Kitty plays, and we have a piano, not a good one, it's true, but you will give us so much pleasure," said the princess with her affected smile, which Kitty disliked particularly just then, because she noticed that Varenka had no inclination to sing.
-- Levin felt a strong inclination to drink a little vodka and to eat some bread.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪与罚》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He felt an unaccountable inclination to enter into conversation with people.
-- But he did not be-lieve a word he said, though he felt a strange inclination to believe.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'I believe,' said Mr. Murdstone, with an inclination of his head,'that Clara would have disputed nothing, which myself and mysister Jane Murdstone were agreed was for the best.'
-- 'I thank you, sir, if you please';and with that, and with a little inclination of his head when hepassed the bedside, as an apology for correcting me, he went out,shutting the door as delicately as if I had just fallen into a sweetsleep on which my life depended.
-- I casually mentioned to MissTrotwood, when I had the pleasure of an interview with her theother day,'- with another inclination of his body- Punch again-'that there was a vacancy here.
-- We wishedMr. Copperfield to be accompanied by some confidential friend to-day,' with an inclination of her head towards Trad- dles, whobowed, 'in order that there might be no doubt or misconception onthis subject.
-- But, seeing howstrongly she desired to remain quiet, and feeling that it was myown natural inclination too, at such a time, I did not attempt tobreak the silence.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Her early attachment to herself was very amiable; and her inclination for good company, and power of appreciat-ing what was elegant and clever, shewed that there was no want of taste, though strength of understanding must not be expected.
-- Chapter XIIMr. Knightley was to dine with them rather against the inclination of Mr. Woodhouse, who did not like that any one should share with him in Isabella's first day.
-- Harriet, Mr. Elton, and Mr. Knightley, their own espe-cial set, were the only persons invited to meet them; the hours were to be early, as well as the numbers few; Mr. 132 EmmaWoodhouse's habits and inclination being consulted in ev-ery thing.
-- Mr. Elton looked as if he did not very well know what answer to make; which was exactly the case; for though very much gratified by the kind care of such a fair lady, and not liking to resist any advice of her's, he had not really the least inclination to give up the visit; but Emma, too ea-ger and busy in her own previous conceptions and views to hear him impartially, or see him with clear vision, was very well satisfied with his muttering acknowledgment of its be-ing 'very cold, certainly very cold,' and walked on, rejoicing in having extricated him from Randalls, and secured him the power of sending to inquire after Harriet every hour of the evening.
-- Harriet did think him all perfection, and maintained the non-existence of any body equal to him in person or good-ness and did, in truth, prove herself more resolutely in love than Emma had foreseen; but yet it appeared to her so natural, so inevitable to strive against an inclination of that sort unrequited, that she could not comprehend its continu-ing very long in equal force.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "It is mine," said she, and, from a sense of proportion, kept down to a small smile an inclination to laugh distinctly: "it flew away last night."
-- "When I had no thought of injuring him, why did he force himself upon your notice!Before he worried you your inclination was to have me; when next I should have come to you your answer would have been Yes.
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