penchant

Compared meaning: a liking or preference for something (noun).

比较义项：喜好、偏爱（名词）。

• taste

  Neutral, everyday word for a personal liking or preference; often used for aesthetic or general preferences, and can sound casual or mild.

  中性的日常用词，指个人的喜好或偏好；常用于审美或一般性的喜好，语气较随意或较轻。

  She has expensive taste in clothes and always buys designer labels.

  她对衣服的品味很高档，总是买名牌。

• penchant 本词

  More formal and literary; implies a strong, almost habitual inclination toward something, often followed by 'for', and can sound slightly old-fashioned.

  更正式、更书面化；暗示一种强烈的、近乎习惯性的偏好，常与“for”搭配使用，语气略显老派。

  He has a penchant for collecting rare vintage watches from the 1960s.

  他特别喜欢收藏二十世纪六十年代的稀有古董手表。

Both words mean a liking for something. Taste is the neutral, everyday word for a personal preference, and can sound mild. Penchant is more formal, meaning a strong, habitual inclination, usually followed by 'for'. Taste can also mean food's flavor; not compared here.

两者都指对某事物的偏爱，但 penchant 语气更强、更正式，强调一种习惯性的、近乎固定的偏好；taste 则更中性、更常用，也可以只是个人的喜好倾向，语气较轻。这里不比较 taste 的“味道”义项（如汤的味道）。