| 单词 | instinct |
| 释义 | instinct instinct1 /in"stingkt/, n. 1. an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species. 2. a natural or innate impulse, inclination, or tendency. 3. a natural aptitude or gift: an instinct for making money. 4. natural intuitive power. [1375-1425; late ME < L instinctus prompting, instigation, enthusiasm, equiv. to *insting(uere) (in- IN-2 + *sting(u)ere presumably, to prick; see DISTINCT) + -tus suffix of v. action] Syn. 3. genius, knack, faculty, talent. instinct2 /in stingkt"/, adj. 1. filled or infused with some animating principle (usually fol. by with): instinct with life. 2. Obs. animated by some inner force. [1530-40; < L instinctus excited, roused, inspired, ptp. of *insting(u)ere; see INSTINCT1] |
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