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instinct

/ˈɪnstɪŋkt/ /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/
  • n.
    本能,天性;直觉;天分,天赋
  • adj.
    充满(某种品质,尤指好品质)的
复数instincts
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词语例句

  1. 本能,天性n.

    六级四级
    • I didn't have as strong a maternal instinct as some other mothers.

      我不像其他一些母亲那样有那么强烈的母性本能。

    • Because they have an instinct for cleanliness.

      因为他们有清洁的本能。

    • War may be a natural expression of biological instincts and drives toward aggression in the human species.

      在人类物种中,战争可能是生物本能和侵略冲动的自然表现。

  2. 直觉n.

    • There is scientific evidence to support our instinct that being surrounded by plants is good for health.

      有科学证据表明我们的直觉是正确的,即被植物环绕着有益健康。

  3. 天分,天赋cn.

    • He seems to have an instinct for smart advertising and marketing.

      他好像在广告和营销方面有天分。

  4. 充满(某种品质,尤指好品质)的adj.

    • This novel is instinct with the writer's enthusiasm for life.

      这部小说充满了作家对生活的热爱。

  1. He should have let his instinct guide him.
    他本该让直觉指导他的行动。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  2. Many birds have a remarkable homing instinct.
    很多鸟类具有了不起的返回原地的本能。
    来自《牛津词典》
  3. Horses have a well-developed instinct for fear.
    马天性易受惊吓。
    来自《牛津词典》

相关短语

  • Basic Instinct
    本能;第六感追缉令;本能2致命诱惑
  • Killer Instinct
    杀手本能;杀手学堂;超强第六感;杀手直觉
  • instinct noodles
    速食面;速食里;快餐面
  • Animal Instinct
    动物本能;野兽直觉;动物本性;母亲的爱
  • The Language Instinct
    语言本能;言语天性;语言天性

词语扩展

n.
[生物]本能,直觉;[心理]天性
adj.
充满着的
adj.
instinctive本能的;直觉的;天生的
adv.
instinctively本能地

词义分布

本能
75.7%
直觉
18.5%
天性
4.6%
本能反应
1.3%

英英释义

  • n.inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
  • adj.(followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated
  1. n.
    the natural way that a person or an animal behaves or reacts
    本能
    • My first instinct was to laugh.
      我第一反应是大笑。

词源

  • instinct本能,天性
    in-,进入,使,-stinct,刺,词源同stick,distinct.其原义为刺激,推动,后引申词义天生的能力,本能,天性。
  • instinct本能,直觉;生性,天性
    来源于拉丁语复合动词instinguere(用尖棒驱使,鼓动,煽动)的过去分词instinctus,进入英语时发展为"冲动,固有冲动"的意义。 词根词缀: in-在上面 + -stinct-刺 → 刺在身上