英汉词典

instinct 基本解释

• n. 本能，直觉；天性
• adj. 充满着的

instinct 词态变化

instinct 中文词源

in-,进入，使，-stinct,刺，词源同stick,distinct.其原义为刺激，推动，后引申词义天生的能力，本能，天性。

instinct 英文词源

instinct

instinct: [15] The etymological notion underlying instinct (and also the closely related instigate) is of ‘goading onwards with a pointed stick’. Its ultimate source is Latin instinguere ‘urge onwards, incite’, a compound verb formed from the prefix in- ‘on’ and stinguere ‘prick, goad’. Source also of English distinct and extinct, this goes back to the same root, *stig-, as produced English stick and Latin stīgāre ‘prick, goad’, the ancestor of English instigate [16].

The noun derived from it, instinctus, originally meant ‘incitement, instigation’, but it eventually moved on to ‘impulse’, the sense it had when English acquired it. The more specialized ‘innate impulse’ developed in the mid 16th century.
=> distinct, extinct, instigate, stick

instinct (n.)

early 15c., "a prompting," from Latin instinctus "instigation, impulse," noun use of past participle of instinguere "to incite, impel," from in- "on" (see in- (2)) + stinguere "prick, goad," from PIE *steig- "to prick, stick, pierce" (see stick (v.)). Meaning "animal faculty of intuitive perception" is from mid-15c., from notion of "natural prompting." Sense of "innate tendency" is first recorded 1560s.

instinct 英文释义

1. inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli;

"the spawning instinct in salmon"

"altruistic instincts in social animals"

instinct 双语例句

1. His instinct would be to seek a new accommodation with the nationalists.

他本能的反应会是寻求与民族主义者取得新的和解。

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2. She hadn't followed her instinct and because of this Frank was dead.

她没有听从自己心里的话，弗兰克因此死了。

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3. Farmers are increasingly losing touch with their instinct for managing the land.

农民正在逐渐丢失经营土地的本领。

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4. She has an unerring instinct for people's weak spots.

她能准确地把握他人的弱点。

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5. "Basic Instinct" catapulted her to top status among Hollywood's glamour goddesses.

《本能》使她跃至一线，成功跻身好莱坞耀眼的女明星之列。

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instinct 实用场景例句

maternal instincts

母性

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Children do not know by instinct the difference between right and wrong.

儿童并非生来就会分辨是非。

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His first instinct was to run away.

他的本能反应就是逃跑。

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Horses have a well-developed instinct for fear.

马天性易受惊吓。

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Even at school, he showed he had an instinct for (= was naturally good at) business.

他早在求学时期就表现出有经商的天赋。

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Her instincts had been right.

她当时的直觉是对的。

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I didn't have as strong a maternal instinct as some other mothers...

我不像别的母亲那样有那么强烈的母性本能。

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The basis for training relies on the dog's natural instinct to hunt and retrieve...

训练是基于狗搜寻和衔回的天生本能。

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Farmers are increasingly losing touch with their instinct for managing the land...

农民正在逐渐丢失经营土地的本领。

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Irene is so incredibly musical and has a natural instinct to perform.

艾琳有着极高的音乐天分和天生的表演才能。

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I should've gone with my first instinct, which was not to do the interview...

我本该听从自己的第一反应,不接受这次采访的。

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She hadn't followed her instinct and because of this Frank was dead.

她没有听从自己心里的话,弗兰克因此死了。

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There is scientific evidence to support our instinct that being surrounded by plants is good for health...

我们觉得周围植物环绕会有益健康,这种直觉有科学证据支持。

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He seems so honest and genuine and my every instinct says he's not.

他看起来这么老实诚恳,但我的全部直觉告诉我他一点都不。

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Birds learn to fly by instinct.

鸟儿学飞是出于本能.

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Suckling is an instinct in mammals.

哺乳是哺乳动物的本能.

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The country's economy is not very healthy.

国家的经济不很景气.

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The nesting instinct is proper to birds.

筑巢是鸟类的本能.

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Every woman has maternal instinct.

每个妇女都有母性的天性.

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He had an unerring instinct for when people were lying to him.

他具有准确的直觉,能判断别人什么时候是在说谎.

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We all have a strong survival instinct.

每个人都有强烈的求生本能.

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Instinct led the pigeons back to the roost.

鸽子的本能使它们返回鸽棚.

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Many birds have a remarkable homing instinct .

很多鸟类具有了不起的返回原地的本能。

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Children do not know by instinct the difference between right and wrong.

儿童并非生来就会分辨是非。

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She had an unerring instinct for a good business deal.

她有天生擅长做生意的本事。

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His instinct would be to seek a new accommodation with the nationalists.

他本能的反应会是寻求与民族主义者取得新的和解。

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When Alfred Adler first postulated in 1908 that there existed an inborn instinct of aggression Freud argued against it.

当艾尔弗雷德·阿德勒于1908年首次提出人生来就有攻击性本能的假设时，弗洛伊德对此表示反对。

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He quit the sport when he realised he didn't have the killer instinct.

当意识到自己缺乏好胜心后他放弃了运动员生涯。

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There is scientific evidence to support our instinct that being surrounded by plants is good for health.

我们觉得周围植物环绕会有益健康，这种直觉有科学证据支持。

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She hadn't followed her instinct and because of this Frank was dead.

她没有听从自己心里的话，弗兰克因此死了。

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