instinct

instinct

英 ['ɪnstɪŋ(k)t]
　　美 ['ɪnstɪŋkt]

n. 本能，直覺；天性
　　adj. 充滿著的

中文詞源：

instinct 本能，天性

in-,進入，使，-stinct,刺，詞源同stick,distinct.其原義為刺激，推動，後引申詞義天生的能力，本能，天性。

例句：

1. His instinct would be to seek a new accommodation with the nationalists.
他本能的反應會是尋求與民族主義者取得新的和解。

2. She hadn't followed her instinct and because of this Frank was dead.
她沒有聽從自己心裡的話，弗蘭克因此死瞭。

3. Farmers are increasingly losing touch with their instinct for managing the land.
農民正在逐漸丟失經營土地的本領。

4. She has an unerring instinct for people's weak spots.
她能準確地把握他人的弱點。

5. "Basic Instinct" catapulted her to top status among Hollywood's glamour goddesses.
《本能》使她躍至一線，成功躋身好萊塢耀眼的女明星之列。