(especially of a disease or physical abnormality) present from birth (尤指疾病、身体畸形)先天的 a congenital malformation of the heart. 先天性心脏畸形。 ■(of a person) having a particular trait from birth or by firmly established habit (人)与生俱来的,天生的;生性的;本性难移的 a congenital liar. 生性好说谎者,说谎成癖者。
派生 congenitally adverb 语源
late 18th cent.: from Latin congenitus, from con- 'together' + genitus (past participle of gignere 'beget') + -al