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instinct 音標拼音: ['ɪnstɪŋkt] n. 本能,直覺,天性
a. 充滿的 本能,直覺,天性充滿的 instinct adj 1: ( followed by ` with') deeply filled or permeated; " imbued with the spirit of the Reformation"; " words instinct with love"; " it is replete with misery" [ synonym: { instinct( p)}, { replete( p)}] n 1: inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; " the spawning instinct in salmon"; " altruistic instincts in social animals" [ synonym: { instinct}, { inherent aptitude}] Instinct \ In* stinct"\, a. [ L. instinctus, p. p. of instinguere to instigate, incite; cf. instigare to instigate. Cf. { Instigate}, { Distinguish}.] Urged or stimulated from within; naturally moved or impelled; imbued; animated; alive; quick; as, birds instinct with life. [ 1913 Webster] The chariot of paternal deity . . . Itself instinct with spirit, but convoyed By four cherubic shapes. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] A noble performance, instinct with sound principle. -- Brougham. [ 1913 Webster]
Instinct \ In" stinct\ ([ i^] n" st[ i^][ ng] kt), n. [ L. instinctus instigation, impulse, fr. instinguere to instigate: cf. F. instinct. See { Instinct}, a.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. Natural inward impulse; unconscious, involuntary, or unreasoning prompting to any mode of action, whether bodily, or mental, without a distinct apprehension of the end or object to be accomplished. [ 1913 Webster] An instinct is a propensity prior to experience, and independent of instructions. -- Paley. [ 1913 Webster] An instinct is a blind tendency to some mode of action, independent of any consideration, on the part of the agent, of the end to which the action leads. -- Whately. [ 1913 Webster] An instinct is an agent which performs blindly and ignorantly a work of intelligence and knowledge. -- Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster] By a divine instinct, men' s minds mistrust Ensuing dangers. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Zool.) Specif., the natural, unreasoning, impulse by which an animal is guided to the performance of any action, without thought of improvement in the method. [ 1913 Webster] The resemblance between what originally was a habit, and an instinct becomes so close as not to be distinguished. -- Darwin. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct. [ 1913 Webster]
Instinct \ In* stinct"\ ([ i^] n* st[ i^][ ng] kt"), v. t. To impress, as an animating power, or instinct. [ Obs.] -- Bentley. [ 1913 Webster] 120 Moby Thesaurus words for " instinct": a thing for, ability, affinity, aptitude, aptness, archetypal pattern, archetype, automatic response, automatic writing, automatism, bent, bias, blind impulse, brain wave, brainstorm, bump, caliber, capability, capacity, cast, collective unconscious, compulsiveness, conatus, conditioning, conduciveness, delight, diathesis, disposition, dower, dowry, drive, eagerness, echolalia, echopraxia, empathy, endowment, equipment, faculty, fancy, feel, feeling, feeling for, flair, flash, fleeting impulse, forte, genius, gift, gut response, id, impulse, inborn proclivity, inclination, inspiration, instinctiveness, intuition, involuntariness, involuntary impulse, knack, leaning, liability, libido, liking, long suit, makings, metier, natural endowment, natural gift, natural impulse, natural instinct, natural tendency, notion, parts, penchant, potential, power, powers, predilection, predisposition, prejudice, primitive self, probability, proclivity, proneness, propensity, qualification, quick hunch, readiness, reflex, reflex action, sensitivity, sensitivity to, sheer chemistry, sixth sense, skill, soft spot, speciality, strong flair, strong point, subconscious, subconscious urge, sudden thought, susceptibility, talent, talents, tendency, the goods, the stuff, tropism, turn, twist, unlearned capacity, unreasoning impulse, unwilledness, urge, vital impulse, warp, weakness, what it takes, willingness
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