单词 | intrinsic |
释义 | intrinsic (ɪntrɪnsɪk ) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If something has intrinsic value or intrinsic interest, it is valuable or interesting because of its basic nature or character, and not because of its connection with other things. [formal] The paintings have no intrinsic value except as curiosities. The rate is determined by intrinsic qualities such as the land's slope. Synonyms: essential, real, true, central intrinsically (ɪntrɪnsɪkli ) adverb [ADVERB adjective] Sometimes I wonder if people are intrinsically evil. It was intrinsically a very powerful ship. Synonyms: essentially, basically, fundamentally, constitutionally Collocations: intrinsic merit The poem should rather be regarded as an aberration, perhaps of academic interest, but of little intrinsic merit. Times, Sunday Times Financial value has little to do with the intrinsic merit. Times, Sunday Times Neither has any intrinsic merit. Times,Sunday Times A monster taken from a commercial fishery in which only big fish are stocked - typically from some carp and trout waters - carries no intrinsic merit and how could it? Times, Sunday Times Is this the result of intrinsic merit, or of some clever stratagem to win international readers? The Times Literary Supplement It is quite another to conclude from the capacity for evil that forms an intrinsic part of the human condition that all are equally infamous. The Times Literary Supplement (2012) I was constantly surrounded by people who were such an intrinsic part of my life. Times, Sunday Times (2012) An intrinsic part of budgeting is keeping costs down. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Correct appearances were considered an intrinsic part of their social obligations. Berthe Morisot (1990) Recognition and reward have become an intrinsic part of the company. Times, Sunday Times (2006) However, the intrinsic quality of both institutions has sparked a recovery. Times, Sunday Times I don't think it's because of the music's intrinsic quality. Times, Sunday Times Across the country are fine vernacular buildings that we should value both for their intrinsic quality and for what they tell us of our history and way of life. Times, Sunday Times Self-referent motivation and the intrinsic quality of friendship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This led audiophiles to believe that valve sound had an intrinsic quality due to the vacuum tube technology itself. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Classics have survived for centuries because of their intrinsic worth. Times, Sunday Times However, objects are not treasured merely for their intrinsic worth. Times, Sunday Times The principle appeals not in the intrinsic worth of the material, but in the nostalgia of hearing it all over again. Times, Sunday Times In the end, such attempts even undermine the possibility of any agreed view about the intrinsic worth of human beings. The Times Literary Supplement During the course of a shared life, objects become invested with sentimental value way beyond their intrinsic worth. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 内在的 Japanese: 本質的な |
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