刷考研真题时，你是不是经常在考研阅读里遇到preference?它在考研中还有更丰富的用法!今天这篇笔记，带你从音标、词根到真题例句，全方位解锁preference的正确打开方式，让你的词汇量再上一个台阶!

考研英语单词解析：preference

单词：preference

音标：[ˈprefrəns]

释义：n.（for，to）偏爱，喜爱；优惠；优先选择

考频：★★★★★

记法：

拆解为prefer（动词，意为“更喜欢、偏爱”）+ 名词后缀-ence（表行为、状态）→ 偏爱、优先选择；也可联想记忆：在多个选项中主动偏向某一事物的行为，就是出于偏好的优先选择。

派生词：

preferences (名词复数形式，指多项偏好、多项优惠政策)

prefer (动词原形，意为“更喜欢、宁愿、提出控告”)

preferable (形容词，意为“更可取的、更合意的、较优越的”)

preferably (副词，意为“最好是、优先地”)

搭配：

have a preference for 对…怀有偏爱

in preference to 优先于

give preference to 优先考虑…

consumer preference 消费者偏好

personal preference 个人偏好

考研真题例句：

But the market generates interest far beyond its size because it brings together great wealth, enormous egos, greed, passion and controversy in a way matched by few other industries, and many collectors show a distinct preference for the art of the 20th century.

但这个市场产生的利益远超其自身规模，因为它以极少行业能企及的方式汇集了巨额财富、极度自负、贪婪、热情与争议，许多收藏家对20世纪的艺术表现出明显的偏爱。

One of the reasons for the high success rate of the program is that it gives preference to students who are highly motivated and have clear career goals.

该项目成功率高的原因之一是它优先考虑积极性高、有明确职业目标的学生。

States will be able to force more people to pay sales tax on their online purchases, which many consumers previously avoided in preference to shopping in physical stores.

各州将能够强制更多人在网购时缴纳销售税，此前许多消费者为了避免缴税，优先选择去实体店购物。

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