48. temptation誘惑，引誘

表示“做某事的誘惑（引誘）”，其后通常接不定式。如：

I tried to resist the temptation to laugh. 我竭力想忍住不笑。

He overcame a strong temptation to run away. 他抵制了要逃跑的強烈誘惑。

I had the constant temptation to look out of the window. 我總是禁不住想往窗外看。

49. tendency 傾向，趨勢

表示“做某事的趨向（趨勢）”，其后通常接不定式。如：

Business is showing a tendency to improve. 商業顯示出改善的傾向。

She’s always had a tendency to be fat. 她一直有越來越胖的趨勢。

Boys have a stronger tendency to fight than girls. 男孩子打架的傾向比女孩子大。

50. unwillingness  不愿意；不情愿

表示“不愿意做某事”，其后通常接不定式。如：

Their unwillingness to discuss the problem is quite obvious. 很顯然，他們不愿談論這一問題。

His unwillingness to accept the job increased her doubt of his ability. 他不愿接受這份工作更使她懷疑他的能力。

51. will 意志，毅力

表示“做某事的意志（毅力）”，其后通常接不定式。如：

A country must have the will to repel any invader. 一個國家得有決心擊退任何入侵者。

Is there the political will to clean up the banking system? 政府有清理整頓銀行系統的決心嗎？

Even though she was in terrible pain, she never lost the will to live. 盡管十分痛苦，但她從來沒有失去生存的毅力。

52. willingness 樂意，情愿

表示“樂意（情愿）做某事”，其后通常接不定式。如：

They did not show much willingness to help. 他們沒表現出太多幫助的意愿。

They tried to assure him of their willingness to work. 他們盡力使他相信他們樂意工作。

His lack of experience was balanced by his willingness to learn. 他悉心好學彌補了經驗不足。

53. wish 希望，愿望

表示“做某事的愿望（希望）”，其后通常接不定式。如：

He had no wish to start a fight. 他不想打架。

She expressed a wish to be alone. 她表示想一個人待著。

His wish to become a football star has come true. 他想當足球明星的愿望實現了。

54. wit 才智，智力

表示“做某事的才智（智力）”，其后通常接不定式。如：

He hadn’t the wit to say no. 他笨得連說一句拒絕的話都不會說。

Thankfully, Reid had the wit to see what was wrong with the plan. 幸好里德聰明，看出了這個計劃的問題所在。

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