in·nate
adjective/ɪˈneɪt/
/ɪˈneɪt/
- (of a quality, feeling, etc.) that you have when you are born
天生的；先天的；与生俱来的 - the innate ability to learn
天生的学习能力 - He never lost his innate sense of fun.
他从未失去与生俱来的乐趣。 - Is a tendency towards violence an innate characteristic?
暴力倾向是天生的特征吗？ - Many children seem to have an innate sense of justice.
许多儿童似乎天生便具有正义感。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryInnate is used with these nouns:- ability
- capacity
- conservatism
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin innatus, past participle of innasci, from in- ‘into’ + nasci ‘be born’. - the innate ability to learn