单词 | innate |
释义 | innate[i'neit]a. 先天的, 天生的【医】 先天的, 生来的 innate in.nate AHD: [¹-n³t“, ¹n“³t”] D.J. [!6ne!t, 6!n7e!t]K.K. [!6net, 6!n7et]adj.(形容词)1. Possessed at birth; inborn.生来的;天生的2. Possessed as an essential characteristic; inherent.特有的,固有的:拥有的本质上的特征;固有的3. Of or produced by the mind rather than learned through experience:内在的,直觉的:属于或产生自大脑而并非来自经验的:an innate knowledge of right and wrong.一种内在的对正确和错误的判断语源:1. Middle English innat 中古英语 innat 2. from Latin inn³tus [past participle of] inn³sc&9{º} [to be born in] 源自 拉丁语 inn³tus [] inn³sc&9{º}的过去分词 [生于] 3. in- [in] * see in- 2in- [在] *参见 in-24. n³sc&9{º} [to be born] * see gen…- n³sc&9{º} [出生] *参见 gen…- 继承用法:innate“ly adv.(副词)innate“ness n.(名词)参考词汇:1. innate,inborn,inbred,congenital,hereditary2. These adjectives mean existing in a person or thing from birth or origin.以上这些形容表示某人或某物从其出生或出现时就具有的。3. Innate, inborn, andinbred are often used interchangeably. Innate, inborn 和inbred 经常互换使用。 4. Inborn, however, is strongest in implying that something has been present since birth: Inborn 在表示与生俱来的事物方面语气最强: innate common sense.天生的常识。5. Congenital is applied principally to characteristics,especially defects, acquired during fetal development: Congenital 一词主要用来修饰特征,尤指在胎儿成长过程中形成的缺陷: a congenital disease.先天的疾病。6. Hereditary refers to what is transmitted by biological heredity ( Hereditary 指通过生物遗传方式留传给后代( “that ignorance and superstitiousness hereditary to all sailors” (Herman Melville).“无知和迷信对海员来说是传统遗留的” (赫尔曼·麦尔维尔) |
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