| 释义 |
instinctn. & adj.●n. /ˈinstiŋ(k)t/ 1a an innate, usu. fixed, pattern of behaviour in most animals in response to certain stimuli (许多动物的)天性；本能 b a similar propensity in human beings to act without conscious intention; innate impulsion (人类)生性；固有的冲动 2 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 for) unconscious skill; intuition 直觉 ●predic. adj. /inˈstiŋ(k)t/ (foll. by 后跟 with) imbued, filled (with life, beauty, force, etc.) 充满着(生气、美、力量等)的 □ instinctual /-ˈstiŋ(k)tjʊəl/ adj.□ instinctually /-ˈstiŋ(k)tjʊəli/ adv.[Middle English, = ‘impulse’, from Latin instinctus from instinguere ‘incite’ (as IN-2, stinguere stinct- ‘prick’)] |