preference

• n.好み、傾き、優先順位

prefer、preference、-ence、名詞接尾辞から。

preference (n.)

mid-15c., "advancement in position or status;" 1650s as "act of prefering," from Middle French preference (14c., Modern French préférence), from Medieval Latin preferentia, from past participle stem of Latin praeferrere (see prefer). Sense of "that which one prefers" is from 1852.

1. The Pentagon will give preference to companies which do business electronically.

米国防総省は、電子商取引が可能な企業を優先する。

2.He has demonstrated a strong preference for being shod in running shoes.

彼は特にランニングシューズを履くのが好きだと感じている。

3.He let his preference be known to the press.

彼は記者に好みを公開した。

4.Many of these products were bought in preference to their own.

これらの製品の多くは、自分の製品が悪いと思って購入したものです。

5.It 's a matter of personal preference .

それは個人の趣味の問題です。