preferenceとは意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From Middle French preference, from Medieval Latin preferentia. Doublet of preferans.

Morphologically prefer +‎ -ence.

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/
• Rhymes: -ɛfəɹəns

名詞

preference (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 preferences)

1. The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing または person, but possibly also "of")

   He has a preference for crisp wines.

2. The option to so select, and the one selected.
   • 2013 June 14, Jonathan Freedland, “Obama's once hip brand is now tainted”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, page 18:

     Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet. Perhaps we assume that our name, address and search preferences will be viewed by some unseen pair of corporate eyes, probably not human, and don't mind that much.

   Can I keep my preferences when I upgrade to the new version of this application?

3. The state of being preferred over others.
4. A strong liking or personal valuation.
5. A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.

同意語

• forechoice
• (preferential bias): see Thesaurus:predilection

派生語

• preference share
• preference stock

動詞

preference (三人称単数 現在形 preferences, 現在分詞 preferencing, 過去形および過去分詞形 preferenced)

1. (US) To give preferential treatment to; to give a preference to.

参考

• preferences

名詞

preference (uncountable)

1. Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe.