| 释义 |
instinctively, adv.|ɪnˈstɪŋktɪvlɪ|
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
In an instinctive manner; by instinct; by some innate prompting; without conscious thought or purpose.
1610Shakes. Temp. i. ii. 148 A rotten carkasse of a Butt, not rigg'd, Nor tackle, sayle, nor mast, the very rats Instinctiuely haue quit it. 1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1776) VII. 135 At this time the female is instinctively taught that her young ones want relief. 1855Mrs. Gaskell North & S. xxii. (1897) 187 Margaret..drew her ruffled, luxuriant hair instinctively over the cut. 1870J. H. Newman Gram. Assent ii. viii. 279 However sure we are of the accuracy of our instinctive conclusions, we as instinctively put them into words. 1883Froude Short Stud. IV. ii. vi. 248 The intellect..instinctively dreads lies. |