| 释义 |
instinct /inˈstingkt, formerly in-stingktˈ/ noun- Impulse
- An involuntary prompting to action
- Intuition
- The natural impulse by which animals are guided apparently independently of reason or experience
- A complex co-ordination of reflex actions by which an organism successfully adapts to its environment without foresight or experience
adjective /in-stingktˈ/ - Instigated or incited
- Moved
- Animated
- Charged
- Imbued
ORIGIN: L īnstinctus, from īnstinguere instigate instinctˈive adjective - Prompted by instinct
- Involuntary
- Acting according to or determined by natural impulse
instincˈtively adverb instinctivˈity noun (rare) instincˈtual adjective Concerning instincts instincˈtually adverb |