单词 | inherent |
释义 | inherentadj.n. A. adj. 1. Sticking in; fixed, situated, or contained in something (in physical sense). Const. in, rarely †to. Now rare or Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > [adjective] > situated within inherent1578 inhering1609 insite1651 interior1816 inlying1844 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 32 Certayne chinkes, to the which are inherent foure tendons. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. iii. 169 All the Circles of the Armillary Sphære are really, truly, and naturally inhærent in the Earth. 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 297 Let us examine what further proofs of an inherent acid this water gives. 1800 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 3 581 It destroys the mucilaginous parts inherent to some resins. 1802 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 8 335 A peculiar fluid secreted into..or inherent in the substance of the nervous fibres. 2. figurative. Cleaving fast, remaining, or abiding in some thing or person; permanently indwelling. Now rare or Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > [adjective] fasteOE inunvariable1535 uniform1559 changeless1575 unvariant1582 wasteless1589 unchanging1595 inherent1601 unselfchanging1605 shiftless1606 ne'er-changinga1616 waxlessa1618 immutable1621 equal1626 irreducible1633 indiminishable1641 imprevaricable1644 Median1649 undiminishable1653 assiduous1661 unvarying1690 unfluctuating1723 unrelapsing1740 stable1742 unarbitrary1793 untransferable1794 unaltering1813 constant1817 all-or-nothing1853 all-or-none1864 reducelessc1864 unaugmentable1868 invariant1874 inadaptive1886 plateaued1899 steady state1909 hardcore1951 homoeostatic1955 monochromatic1959 1601 A. Dent Plaine Mans Path-way to Heauen 70 This of all other, is a most inherent sinne. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iii. ii. 123 Least I..by my Bodies action, teach my Minde A most inherent Basenesse. View more context for this quotation 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §282 Owing to..the still inherent property of our vessel as a slow sailer, it was not till eight the next morning that we came to..our mooring ground. 3. a. Existing in something as a permanent attribute or quality; forming an element, esp. a characteristic or essential element of something; belonging to the intrinsic nature of that which is spoken of; indwelling, intrinsic, essential. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [adjective] propera1325 indwelling14.. resident1525 subsistenta1530 corporate1531 immanent1535 intrinsical?1545 integral1551 inexistent1553 internal1564 subjective1564 insident1583 inward1587 inherent1588 imminent1605 inhering1609 intern1612 subjectory1614 intimate1632 inhesive1639 intrinsic1642 implantate1650 medullary1651 implicit1658 inexisting1678 originala1682 indwelt1855 1588 A. Fraunce Lawiers Logike i. i. f. 4v An argument is either inhærent or fet elsewhere. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 103 Thus began Corpses to be buried in the Churches, which by degrees brought in much Superstition; especially after degrees of inherent Sanctity were erroneously fixed in the severall parts thereof. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 215. ¶1 Marble in the Quarry, which shews none of its inherent Beauties, till the Skill of the Polisher fetches out the Colours. 1804 J. Abernethy Surg. Observ. 12 Whilst it [the tumour] grows by its own inherent powers. 1855 A. Bain Senses & Intellect Introd. ii. 52 There is some difficulty in ascertaining how much of the effect is derived and how much inherent. 1886 W. J. Tucker Life E. Europe 33 Our inherent indolence, our apathy in times of peace is proverbial. b. Const. in; formerly to, unto. ΚΠ 1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 3 The said prerogati[u]es doe also appertaine to the Law-merchant as properly inherent vnto commerce. 1633 G. Herbert Faith in Temple ix When creatures had no reall light Inherent in them. 1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia sig. F2 That height of Spirit inherent to his house. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1752 I. 130 These sufferings were aggravated by the melancholy inherent in his constitution. 1808 E. S. Barrett Miss-led General 7 That sweetness of temper which is inherent to himself. 1878 H. Irving Stage 29 The love of acting is inherent in our nature. 4. Vested in or attached to a person, office, etc., as a right or privilege. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > [adjective] > vested as a right inherent1628 incumbent1652 1628 E. Coke 1st Pt. Inst. Lawes Eng. i. Pref. Not only by royall descent, and inherent Birthright, but by Rosiall Beauty also, heire to both [Roses]. 1682 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Rights Princes (new ed.) Pref. 27 That the Regale is an inherent Right of the Crown. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 41 Sr Julius Cæsar was then Master of the Rolls, and had, inherent in his office, the..disposition of the Six-Clarks places. 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1869) III. xlix. 110 The legislative authority was inherent in the general assembly. 1891 Law Rep.: Weekly Notes 18 Apr. 68/1 Every Court had an inherent power to allow a person who had invoked its jurisdiction to withdraw his application. Something inherent or indwelling. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [noun] > something intrinsic or inherent inherent1610 inexistency1768 ingrain1899 1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xi. ii. 409 The minde..wherein reason and vnderstanding are naturall inherents. Derivatives inˈherentness n. (Bailey vol. II 1727). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1578 |
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