connate

connate
[ˈkɒneɪt]
adjective
  1. (especially of ideas or principles) existing in a person or thing from birth; innate
    （尤指观念，原则）天生的，先天的
    are our ethical values connate?.
    我们的伦理观是天生的吗？。
  2. (Biology)(of parts) united so as to form a single part
    (生)（部分）合生的，愈合的
  3. (Geology)(of water) trapped in sedimentary rock during its deposition
    (地质)（水）原生的
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from late Latin connatus, past participle of connasci, from con- 'together' + nasci 'be born'
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