单词 | intrinsic |
释义 | intrinsic —intrinsically, adv. /in trin"sik, -zik/, adj. 1. belonging to a thing by its very nature: the intrinsic value of a gold ring. 2. Anat. (of certain muscles, nerves, etc.) belonging to or lying within a given part. Also, intrinsical. [1480-90; < ML intrinsecus inward (adj.), L (adv.), equiv. to intrin- (int(e)r-, as in INTERIOR + -im adv. suffix) + secus beside, deriv. of sequi to follow] Syn. 1. native, innate, natural, true, real. See essential. Ant. 1. extrinsic. |
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