Dispositionの例文や意味・使い方に関するQ&A

A: It means to like to be on their own, and often shy as well.

A: Between those two words, I would definitely use "tendency" more if that's what you're asking. I never use disposition.

A: a friendly, kind personality

A: Disposition (気質) a person's inherent qualities of mind and character.

A: - He was a quiet child, with a kind disposition. (= temperament, character)

- The student has shown a disposition to break rules. (= tendency, inclination)

- This map shows the disposition of the buildings. (= positioning, arrangement)

= This will explains the desired disposition of her assets upon her death. (= distribution, allocation)

- I have a whole army at my disposition. How dare you go against my will? (= at my disposal, at my fingertips)

A: He has a well-rounded disposition.

A: He always has a sunny disposition.

I tend to look at things with a skeptical disposition.

He has the same disposition as his uncle.

Your witty disposition is unforgettable.

She has beautiful eyes and a calm disposition.

This political debate is going to be awesome, if you're not of a sensitive disposition.

We appreciate your honest and in-your-face disposition.

This job requires a friendly disposition and good communication skills.

A: Do you mean disposition?

A: They are synonyms. Don't worry about the difference in this case.

A: They mean the same thing, but character is more more often than disposition.

A: Disposition is usually used for a person's qualities/character traits. They personality/behavior.
It can also be how you arrange a room or objects.
"What is that person's disposition?"
"Make sure you pay attention to the disposition of each room."

Predisposed means someone is more likely to get something. Like, if I only eat sugar every day, I am predisposed to diabetes. If I never exercise, I am predisposed to certain health problems.
"My mother had a problem that is sometimes genetic. So, I am predisposed to it."

Propensity is a word I have never heard anyone use, but it sort of means someone is likely to do something because they have shown it is something they would do.
John always talks too long. He has a propensity to talk for hours. (He tends to do it/often does it. It comes naturally to him/it is his way of doing things.)

Tendency is basically the exact same thing.
"My children clumsy and have a tendency to break things."
"Young people often have a tendency to party."

Again, "nature" is used similarly, but down to a more natural level.
"My cat didn't kill my bird to be mean, it's just in its nature."
"We have children because it's in our nature to want our species to survive."

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A: 英語は、別の面白い表現は「sunny disposition」です。多かれ少なかれ「晴れの気分」と言う意味ですね．

A: × I recognize myself of a nervous disposition because I think too much way about negative things that would be happened.
✓ I recognize in myself a nervous disposition, because I think way too much about negative things that could happen.

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A: Someone's disposition is their temperament, character, state of mind, or mentality.

It's similar to 性質 or 気質.

A: optimism