innate
英 [ɪ'neɪt] 美 [ɪ'neɪt]
adj.天生的；固有的
◉Etymology
“Innate”源自拉丁语“innatus”，意为“天生的”，是动词“nasci”（出生）的过去分词形式，前缀“in-”（进入）加强了“出生时带来”的含义。“Nascent”（初生的）和“native”（本地的）与它同根，皆与“出生”相关。这个词于15世纪进入英语，最初用于哲学和神学，指人类与生俱来的特质，如理性或灵魂，与“后天”（acquired）相对。到17世纪，“innate”扩展到生物学和日常语言，描述天赋、本能等固有属性。其语感柔和而坚定，带有一种自然的权威感。
◉外刊例句
① 《Scientific American》 (2023年10月15日)
Scientists debate whether language ability is innate or shaped by environment.
科学家们争论语言能力是天生的还是由环境塑造的。
② 《The Atlantic》 (2024年7月8日)
Her innate charisma drew people in, despite her lack of formal training.
她天生的魅力吸引了人们，尽管她缺乏正式训练。
◉经典名著
① 《弗兰肯斯坦》（Frankenstein）——玛丽·雪莱 (1818年)
Was there an innate goodness in him, or had society corrupted his soul?
他内心有天生的善良吗，还是社会腐蚀了他的灵魂？
② 《理智与情感》（Sense and Sensibility）——简·奥斯汀 (1811年)
Marianne’s innate passion often overruled her sister’s cautious advice.
玛丽安天生的热情常常压倒了她姐姐谨慎的建议。
◉Usage Notes
(1) Ability is not innate, but comes through practice.
(2) You obviously have an innate talent for music.
(3) Children have an innate ability to learn language.
(4) The love is the innate strength.
(5) This passage may be interpreted as a recognition of an innate moral sense in man.
(1) 本事不是天生的，是锻炼出来的。
(2) 你显然有天生的音乐才能。
(3) 孩子具有天生的学习语言的能力。
(4) 爱是与生俱来的力量!
(5) 这段话可以被解释为对人类固有的道德意识的认识。
◉Usage Examples
If a characteristic or ability is already present in a person or animal when they are born, it is innate. People have the innate ability to speak whereas animals do not.
Innate can also be used figuratively for something that comes from the mind rather than from external sources. Do you know someone with an innate sense of style? Some kids seem to have an innate sense of fairness where others seem to be natural bullies. In some contexts, innate means inherent. There is an innate sadness in certain types of ceremonies.
◉Colins
1. [ADJ 形容词]天生的；天然的；固有的 An innate quality or ability is one which a person is born with. [usu ADJ n]
Americans have an innate sense of fairness.
美国人有一种天生的公平观。
...a society in which individuals could develop their innate abilities and capacities.
个人可以发挥其天生才干和能力的社会
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I believe everyone is innately psychic.
我相信每个人天生都有超自然的能力。
