instinct
翻译
本能, 直觉, 天性
例句
Birds build nests by instinct.
鸟类凭本能筑巢。
She has a good instinct for business.
她有很好的商业直觉。
My first instinct was to run away.
我的第一反应是逃跑。
语法模式
by instinct 凭本能. Birds build nests by instinct.
an instinct for ((sth.)) 对（某事）的直觉. She has a good instinct for business.
((sb.'s)) first instinct （某人的）第一直觉. My first instinct was to run away.
近义词
同义词: intuition, gut feeling, sixth sense
词源
源自拉丁语“instinctus”（教唆，冲动），来自“instinguere”（煽动，驱使）。与“instigate”同源。
记忆技巧
把“in-stinct”想象成一种“in-built”（内置的）或“in-stilled”（灌输的）感觉。它是从内心驱使你行动的东西。