单词 | innate |
释义 | innate /ɪneɪt/ (rather formal) (of behaviour, qualities or feelings) part of the character that a person or animal was born with(行为、品质或情感)天生的,本能的,与生俱来的◆many children seem to have an innate sense of justice.许多儿童似乎天生便具有正义感。▸ innately adverb◆some philosophers viewed human nature as innately good.有些哲学家认为人性本善。note 辨析 natural or innate?there is little difference in meaning or use betwen these words. natural is more frequent and less formal. you might use innate in cases where there might be confusion with a different meaning of natural: for example an innate response is response that sb/sth makes because it is in their character; a natural response is more likely to be a response that sb else expects or understands.这两个词在含义和用法上差别很小。natural 较 innate 常用和非正式。在有可能与 natural 的其他含义相混淆的情况下可用 innate,比如,an innate response 指出于本能的反应; a natural response 更有可能指他人看来合乎情理的反应◆anxiety at a perceived threat is an innate response in any animal.察觉到威胁时感到焦虑是任何动物的本能反应。◆it's a natural response to keep your troubles quiet.对自己的苦恼守口如瓶是很自然的反应。 ➡ see also natural → obviousinnate/ɪˈneɪt ||; ɪˈnet/adj (used about an ability or quality) that you have when you are born (指能力或特性)天生的,天赋的,与生俱来的: ◇the innate ability to learn 天赋的学习能力 in·nate /ˏɪ`net; ˌɪˈneɪt◄/adjan innate quality has been part of your character since you were born [某种性格特点]天生的,天赋的:◇an innate sense of fun 天生爱玩 |
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