disposition /ˌdispəˈziʃn/ n. ［u］1.性情，性格：a man with a cheerful disposition 性情开朗的人；a disposition to jealousy 喜妒嫉的性情 2.意向，倾向：There was a general disposition to leave early. 大多数人似乎想早些动身。

［辨析］与temperament, nature, character和personality 辨见temperament