1. He has a very friendly disposition.
    他性情友善。

2. George shows a disposition to quarrel.
    乔治好吵架。

3. The twin sisters have a happy disposition.
    这一对孪生姐妹有一种乐天的性格。

1. 配置：在英文中配置(disposition)和分配(distribution)是两个词, 但在一定意义上又是可以通用的. 在计划经济体制下,由计划决定一切,区分配置与分配没有实质性的意义. 由于我国经济体制改革是配置方式的转变,那么研究市场经济体制下财政问题时则要求.

2. 性情：[3]性情(disposition)这一概念似乎特别适用于表达习性概念(habitus,可定义为由各种性情所组成的一种系统)所包含的东西,后者在本章后部分中便作如此使用.

1. 性情;性格
    Someone''s disposition is the way that they tend to behave or feel.

disposition

    e.g. The rides are unsuitable for people of a nervous disposition...
           骑马这一活动不适合天性易紧张的人。
    e.g. He was a man of decisive action and an adventurous disposition.
           他是一个行动果断又爱冒险的人。

2. 倾向;意向
    A disposition to do something is a willingness to do it.

    e.g. This has given him a disposition to consider our traditions critically...
           这使他倾向以批判眼光看待我们的传统。
    e.g. They show no disposition to improvise or to take risks.
           他们不愿意临时凑合或冒险。

3. 排列;布置
    If you refer to the disposition of a number of objects, you mean the pattern in which they are arranged or their positions in relation to each other.

    e.g. ...to understand the buildings from the disposition of walls and entrances.
           从墙体门窗布局来识别建筑物

4. (财产的)赠予，转让，分配
    The disposition of money or property is the act of giving or distributing it to a number of people.

    e.g. Judge Stacks was appointed to oversee the disposition of funds.
           斯塔克斯法官被指定监督资金的分配。

1. the act or means of getting rid of something

    Synonym: disposal

2. your usual mood

    e.g. he has a happy disposition

    Synonym: temperament

3. a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing

    e.g. a swelling with a disposition to rupture

4. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

    e.g. he had an inclination to give up too easily
           a tendency to be too strict

    Synonym: inclinationtendency