predispose

動詞

1. 1

   使易患、使容易受影響常用被動

   Smoking may predispose a person to several serious lung diseases.

   吸菸可能使人容易罹患幾種嚴重的肺部疾病。

2. 2

   使傾向於、使先有意向

   His upbringing predisposed him to distrust anyone in authority.

   他的成長背景使他傾向於不信任任何掌權者。