ADJ-GRADED 乐意的;愿意的 If you are disposed to do something, you are willing or eager to do it.
We passed one or two dwellings, but were not disposed to stop... 我们路过了一两个歇脚处,但却无意驻足。
I might have been disposed to like him in other circumstances... 若是处于另一番情形的话,我可能会倾心于他。
He is then more generously disposed to admit the validity of opposing views. 他那时更愿意大度地承认反方观点的正确性。
ADJ-GRADED (态度、看法)有…倾向的 You can use disposed when you are talking about someone's general attitude or opinion. For example, if you are well or favourably disposed to someone or something, you like them or approve of them.
I saw that the publishers were well disposed towards my book... 我看出出版商对我的书颇有好感。
Every government is ill-disposed to the press, all or some of the time... 历届政府一直以来——或者说某些时候——都对新闻界冷面相待。
I think they want kids to be favorably disposed to this company and see them in a more positive light. 我觉得他们是想让孩子们认可这种陪伴,并且对他们能够正眼相看。
ADJ 以…形式排列的 If things are disposed in a particular way, they are arranged in that way.
Anyone seeking to paint 18th-century rooms needs to be familiar with the way colour was disposed within a room. 任何人想要对 18 世纪的房间进行粉刷,都需要熟悉房间内色彩的布局。