con·gen·i·tal
adjective/kənˈdʒenɪtl/
/kənˈdʒenɪtl/
- (of a disease or medical condition) existing since or before birth
先天的；天生的 - congenital abnormalities
先天畸形 - Children born to mothers who smoked were at risk of congenital heart disease.
吸烟母亲所生的孩子有患先天性心脏病的风险。
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsc2- Genetic screening can help reduce many congenital diseases.
基因筛查可以帮助减少许多先天性疾病。 - Her deafness was congenital.
她的耳聋是先天性的。
- congenital abnormalities
- [only before noun] existing as part of a person’s character and not likely to change
生性的；生就的 - She seems to have a congenital inability to tell the truth.
她似乎天生就没有说实话的能力。
- She seems to have a congenital inability to tell the truth.
- [only before noun] (of a person) born with a particular illness
生来有病的 - (figurative) a congenital liar (= one who will not change)
生性好说谎的人 - He's a congenital liar!
他生性好说谎！
- (figurative) a congenital liar (= one who will not change)
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Latin congenitus, from con- ‘together’ + genitus (past participle of gignere ‘beget’) + -al.