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单词 instinctual
释义

Definition of instinctual in English:

instinctual

adjective ɪnˈstɪŋ(k)ʃʊəl
  • Relating to or denoting an innate, typically fixed pattern of behaviour; based on instinct.

    an instinctual survival response
    instinctual maternal behaviour
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In cold logic, she had quelled her instinctual need for company.
    • His professional decisions have been pretty instinctual, he says.
    • Their "knowledge" is instinctual, rather than rational.
    • Her passion seems instinctual, more like the weary empathy of Garbo, inseparable from her being.
    • Craft is the critical mind working on instinctual creative decisions.
    • He will control the relationships in the society based on his own instinctual impulses.
    • We are the rotted bags of meat moving to the next location, hoping to find a source of instinctual nourishment.
    • Everything she does in the film is an instinctual thing.
    • The artist's penchant for manipulating what is instinctual is profound.
    • The wider the range of legitimate opportunity, the less the instinctual choice to steal access.

Derivatives

  • instinctually

  • adverbɪnˈstɪŋ(k)tʃ(ə)liɪnˈstɪŋ(k)tʃʊəliɪnˈstɪŋ(k)(t)ʃ(u)əli
    • In a way that relates to an innate, typically fixed pattern of behaviour; by instinct.

      the ant instinctually tries to fulfil the needs of its community
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I knew instinctually that I had to get out
      • There's an instinctually existential take on life, which is mine.
      • On the way down, my right hand was instinctually thrust backwards to cushion the impending blow.
      • I guess you would do what you would instinctually do, which is grab the guy.
 
 

Definition of instinctual in US English:

instinctual

adjectiveinˈstiNG(k)(t)SH(o͞o)əlɪnˈstɪŋ(k)(t)ʃ(u)əl
  • Relating to or denoting an innate, typically fixed pattern of behavior; based on instinct.

    an instinctual survival response
    instinctual maternal behavior
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Their "knowledge" is instinctual, rather than rational.
    • The artist's penchant for manipulating what is instinctual is profound.
    • Her passion seems instinctual, more like the weary empathy of Garbo, inseparable from her being.
    • In cold logic, she had quelled her instinctual need for company.
    • He will control the relationships in the society based on his own instinctual impulses.
    • We are the rotted bags of meat moving to the next location, hoping to find a source of instinctual nourishment.
    • His professional decisions have been pretty instinctual, he says.
    • The wider the range of legitimate opportunity, the less the instinctual choice to steal access.
    • Everything she does in the film is an instinctual thing.
    • Craft is the critical mind working on instinctual creative decisions.
 
 
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