congenital
/kənˈdʒenɪtəl/adjective
1- (especially of a disease or physical abnormality) present from birth（尤指疾病、身体畸形）先天的：
a congenital malformation of the heart.
先天性心脏畸形。
1.1
- (of a person) having a particular trait from birth or by firmly established habit（人）与生俱来的, 天生的; 生性的; 本性难移的：
a congenital liar.
说谎成性者。
派生词
congenitally
adverb词源
late 18th cent.: from Latin congenitus, from con- 'together'+genitus （past participle of gignere 'beget'）+-AL.