instinct

instinct
noun
  1. an innate, typically fixed pattern of behaviour in animals in response to certain stimuli
    （动物的）天性，生性；本能
    bream have strong predatory instincts.
    鳊鱼有强烈的食肉天性。
    ■a natural or intuitive way of acting or thinking
    （行为、思想的）本能
    they retain their old authoritarian instincts.
    他们保持着陈旧的专制本能。
    ■a natural propensity or skill of a specified kind
    天性；天赋
    his instinct for making the most of his chances.
    他充分利用机会的天赋。
    ■[mass noun]the fact or quality of possessing innate behaviour patterns
    直觉，本能
    instinct told her not to ask the question.
    直觉告诉她别问这个问题。
adjective
  1. [predic.](instinct with)(formal)imbued or filled with (a quality, especially a desirable one)
    (正式)充满（某种品质，尤指好品质）的
    these canvases are instinct with passion.
    这些油画充满了激情。
派生
instinctual
adjective
instinctually
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English (also in the sense 'instigation, impulse'): from Latin instinctus 'impulse', from the verb instinguere, from in- 'towards' + stinguere 'to prick'
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