the act or means of getting rid of something同义词：disposal
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others同义词：inclination, tendency
a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing
例句
Joanna had a gentle retiring disposition.乔安娜性格温柔而腼腆。
Is a sweet disposition a recommendation in a wife?温和的性情是做妻子的可取之处吗？
The child had a placid disposition.这个孩子性情温和。
She has a calm and introverted disposition.她性格文静内向。
The choice is no longer in their disposition.选择权已不在他们手中了。
They showed a disposition to sign the contract.他们表示有签订合同的意愿。
详细解释
dis.po.si.tion n.（名词）One`s usual mood; temperament:一贯的性情；脾气：例句：a sweet disposition.和蔼温柔的性格 A habitual inclination; a tendency:意向；倾向：例句：a disposition to disagree.反对的倾向 A physical property or tendency:生理的特性或倾向：例句：a swelling with a disposition to rupture.容易破裂的肿瘤 Arrangement, positioning, or distribution:排列，布置，配置：例句：a cheerful disposition of colors and textures; a convoy oriented into a north-south disposition.颜色与纹理赏心悦目的配置；排列成南北向的护送部队 A final settlement:处理；最终的决定：例句：disposition of the deceased`s property.对死者财产的处理 An act of disposing of; a bestowal or transfer to another.赠与；出售，转让 The power or liberty to control, direct, or dispose.支配权，处置权，处置的自由Management; control.管理，控制 来源：Middle English disposicioun 中古英语 disposicioun from Old French disposition 源自 古法语 disposition from Latin dispositiô dispositiôn- 源自 拉丁语 dispositiô dispositiôn- from dispositus [past participle of] dispônere [to dispose] * see dispose 源自 dispositus [] dispônere的过去分词 [布置，处理；使想要] *参见 dispose <参考词汇><同义词>disposition,temperament,character,personality,nature同义词>These nouns refer to the combination of qualities that identify a person.这些名词都指辨别一个人的综合品质。 Disposition is approximately equivalent to prevailing frame of mind or spirit: Disposition 大致等同于最主要的思想或精神结构： 例句：.A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side. (George Eliot). .捐助的意向有它更为自私的一面. （乔治·艾略）。 Temperament applies broadly to the sum of physical, emotional, and intellectual characteristics that affect or determine a person`s actions and reactions: Temperament 广泛地用于指影响或决定一个人的行动或反应的身体的、情感的和智力特征的总和： 例句：.Her highly strung temperament made her uncertain . . . capricious . . . enchanting. (George Bernard Shaw). .她极易激动的个性使得她性情多变. . .反复无常. . .魅力无穷. （乔治·贝尔纳·萧伯纳）。 Character especially emphasizes moral and ethical qualities: Character 特别强调道德和伦理上的品质： 例句：.Education has for its object the formation of character. (Herbert Spencer). .教育的目标在于形成性格. （赫伯特·斯宾赛）。 Personality is the sum of distinctive traits that give a person individuality: Pensonality 是使某人表现出独特个性的明显特点的总和： 例句：.The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed. (Carl Jung). .两种个性的相遇就如同两种化学物质的接触：如果有什么反应的话，两者都会转变. （卡尔·荣格）。 Nature denotes native or inherent qualities: Nature 意为具有的自然或天生的品质： 例句：.It is my habit,—I hope I may say, my nature,—to believe the best of people. (George W. Curtis)..这是我的习惯——我希望可以说，我的天性——相信别人的长处" （乔治·W·柯蒂）