英 [ˈprefrəns] 美 [ˈprefrəns]
n. 偏爱，偏好；更喜欢的人（或物）；优待，优先（权）；<法律>（尤指债务偿付）优先偿还权
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preference /ˈprɛfərəns/ CET4 TEM4
有变体名词 If you have a preference for something, you would like to have or do that thing rather than something else. 偏爱
It upset her when men revealed a preference for her sister.
当男人们显露出偏爱她妹妹的时候，她很不高兴。
不可数名词 If you give preference to someone with a particular qualification or feature, you choose them rather than someone else. 优先考虑
The Pentagon has said it will give preference to companies with which it can do business electronically.
五角大楼已经宣布它将优先考虑能与之进行电子交易的公司。
the right or chance to choose
同义词： druthers
grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)
偏好-引用次数：1215
CVM belongs to stated preference valuation method.
CVM属于陈述性偏好价值评估方法。
参考来源耕地非市场价值评估理论方法与实践
偏袒-引用次数：4
There is a common phenomenon in many countries’ government procurement,that they give preference to the domestic corporations,and then give discrimination to foreign companies in the government procurement.
各国政府采购政策和实践中普遍存在偏袒本国供应商和歧视外国供应商的现象。
参考来源政府采购中的目标多维与下一步改进
偏好-引用次数：207
Third, a rough set model for fuzzy preference analysis is developed.
第三,提出了混合数据描述的有序决策问题的模糊偏好粗糙分析模型。
个性化-引用次数：37
The PIIRS learns user’s preference by observing user behaviors during their interaction with the system.
本系统通过观察用户在与系统交互时的行为，学习用户的兴趣，基于用户个人兴趣对检索结果做个性化过滤处理。
参考来源个性化智能信息检索系统研究
优先-引用次数：12
偏爱
优选
倾向-引用次数：28
Style can be defined as authors’ preference of some linguistic usage to that of others.
风格可以被理解为对某些语言现象的倾向性。
参考来源论译者风格的显形
喜好-引用次数：24
(一种只有32张牌的)3人牌戏；(桥牌)优选(指在两个或3个花色中选叫较有利的花色)
偏爱
优先;选择
...博弈过程。这是一个两人博弈，假定在博弈开始的时候，双方都不知道对手的策略选择。其中的一个行为者具有恃强凌弱的无赖特点，他在博弈中首先要判断对手的偏好（preference）是属于懦弱者类型还是好战者类型从而决定自己的策略选择，即决定是否向对方进行挑衅。
众所周知，每次大赛，裁判总是对东道主和某些强队有所偏爱(Preference)（尽管有时候是无意识的）作为东道主，中国队自然会受到裁判的一些照顾，但是如果不能树立一支强队的形象，在某些关键的比赛中，...
...优先于A系列和普通股。也就是说投资人在创业者和团队之前收回他们的资金。 通常所说的清算优先权有两个组成部分：优先权(Preference)和参与分配权...
... prefer v.t.宁要;比较喜欢;提拔 preference n.偏爱(好);偏好之物;优先(权) preferable adj.较好的;较合人意的 ...
preferred 优先的；首选的
preferential 优先的；选择的；特惠的；先取的
preferentially 优先地；优惠地
preferment 晋升；优先权；酶原
preferred 偏爱（prefer的过去分词）
I can't say that I have any particular preference.
我说不出自己有什么特别偏好。
Preference will be given to graduates of this university.
这所大学的毕业生会获得优先考虑。
It upset her when men revealed a preference for her sister.
当男人们显露出偏爱她妹妹的时候，她很不高兴。
But it does require them not to tell anyone about their sexual preference.
VOA : special.2010.02.06
Whereas we all know that the universe is of a certain kind-- -- we can't even call it Copernican anymore-- poetry has this odd preference for Ptolemaic astronomy.
虽然我们都知道宇宙是怎样的-,现在即使哥白尼的理论也不完全正确了-,但是诗歌偏爱托勒密的宇宙观。
文学理论导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
So, according to the expectations theory augmented with liquidity preference-- This strongly upward-sloping term structure in 2003 would reflect two things.
所以,根据结合了流动性偏好的,预期理论,2003年期限结构中表现出的,强烈上扬趋势反映了两方面的因素
金融市场课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
"The habitat preference for this mosquito appears to be these partially-sunlit pools of water for the larvae.
VOA : standard.2010.06.17
There was no indication that he was going to vote for us as a first-preference.
BBC: World Cup vote - FA's Alex Horne calls for Fifa changes
England lost out in the race for the 2018 tournament after gathering only two of 22 first-preference votes.
BBC: World Cup vote - FA's Alex Horne calls for Fifa changes
Preference should be given to candidates who have recently exhibited outstanding international leadership in the science of hydrology.