in·stinc·tive
adjective/ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/
/ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/
- based on instinct (= a natural quality that makes somebody/something behave in a particular way), not thought or training
本能的；直觉的 - instinctive knowledge
本能的知识 - She's an instinctive player.
她是个依靠直觉的选手。 - My instinctive reaction was to deny everything.
我的本能反应是否认一切。
Extra Examples- A bird's knowledge of its migratory route is partly learnt and partly instinctive.
鸟类对迁徙路线的认识一部分是学来的，一部分是源自本能。 - His reaction had been based on an instinctive attempt to protect himself.
他的反应是基于本能的保护自己的尝试。 - She seemed to have an instinctive awareness of what I was feeling.
她似乎本能地意识到我的感受。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- purely
- almost
- instinctive knowledge