instinct1
KK: [ˈɪnstɪŋkt]
DJ: [ˈinstiŋkt]
n.[C][U]
- 本能；天性[（+to-v）]
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Mother hens protect their young by
instinct.
母雞保護小雞出於本能。
Spiders spin webs and birds build nests by
instinct.
蜘蛛結網，鳥築巢，都是憑本能。
- 直覺
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I trust my
instincts.
我相信自己的直覺。
Follow your
instincts!
憑直覺！
片語
have an instinct for
- 有……的天才
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Some people seem to
have an instinct for knowing where a good bargain is to be found.
有些人似乎生來就知道哪兒有好買賣可做。
衍生
辨析
instinct2
KK: [ɪnˈstɪŋkt]
DJ: [inˈstiŋkt]
片語
be instinct with
- 充滿
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He
is instinct with confidence.
他充滿信心。
n.
/
ˈɪnstɪŋ(k)t/
- an innate pattern of behaviour in animals in response to certain stimuli.
▸a natural or intuitive way of acting or thinking.
- a natural propensity or skill.
adj.
/
ɪnˈstɪŋ(k)t/
(
instinct with)
formal imbued or filled with (a quality).
Derivative
- instinctual adj.
- instinctually adv.
Etymology
ME: from L. instinctus ‘impulse’, from instinguere, from in- ‘towards’ + stinguere ‘to prick’.
