trend和tendency均含“趋势，倾向”之意。trend指事物发展总的方向、倾向或趋势，它指的是整个社会或者比较大群体的一种趋势或者潮流，例如：The current trend is towards informal clothing. 目前的趋势是穿着比较随便。tendency指固有或习得的倾向性，强调没有外来的影响或干扰，一般指的是人有某种倾向性或者某种趋势，例如：He had a tendency to shrink up whenever attention was focused on him. 当别人注意他时，他就会退缩一旁。
趋势trend;tendency; drift; current; direction双语例句这是日益显著的趋势。This is a growing trend. 210个月来失业率的首次上升逆转了比利时失业率持续下降的趋势。The rise, the first in 10 months, reversed the downward trend in Belgium's joblessrate.
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