connate
/ˈkɒneɪt/adjective
1
- (especially of ideas or principles) existing in a person or thing from birth; innate(尤指观念, 原则)天生的, 先天的:
are our ethical values connate?
我们的伦理观是天生的吗?
2
- Biology (of parts) united so as to form a single part【生】(部分)合生的, 愈合的。
3
- Geology (of water) trapped in sedimentary rock during its deposition【地质】(水)原生的。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from late Latin connatus, past participle of connasci, from con- 'together' + nasci 'be born'.