Her penchant for footnotes turned a slim monograph into a volume half again as long.
她对脚注的偏爱，把一本单薄的专著变成了篇幅多出一半的大部头。
Which choice best defines “penchant”?
A — A strong liking or inclination.. “penchant” means A strong liking or inclination..
Which word means “A strong liking or inclination.”?
D — penchant. “penchant” means A strong liking or inclination..
penchant — A strong liking or inclination.. In Chinese: 嗜好；偏爱.
penchant is pronounced //ˈpɒ̃ʃɒ̃//.
Her penchant for footnotes turned a slim monograph into a volume half again as long. (她对脚注的偏爱，把一本单薄的专著变成了篇幅多出一半的大部头。)
fondness, inclination, predilection — all close in meaning to penchant (A strong liking or inclination.).
aversion, distaste — each the opposite of penchant (A strong liking or inclination.).
Yes. penchant is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
法语(倾斜) → 心之所偏。