instinct
翻譯
本能, 直覺, 天性
例句
Birds build nests by instinct.
鳥類憑本能築巢。
She has a good instinct for business.
她有很好的商業直覺。
My first instinct was to run away.
我的第一反應是逃跑。
文法模式
by instinct 憑本能. Birds build nests by instinct.
an instinct for ((sth.)) 對（某事）的直覺. She has a good instinct for business.
((sb.'s)) first instinct （某人的）第一直覺. My first instinct was to run away.
近義詞
同義詞: intuition, gut feeling, sixth sense
詞源
源自拉丁語「instinctus」（教唆，衝動），來自「instinguere」（煽動，驅使）。與「instigate」同源。
記憶技巧
把「in-stinct」想像成一種「in-built」（內置的）或「in-stilled」（灌輸的）感覺。它是從內心驅使你行動的東西。