instinctive

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Related to or prompted by instinct.
  2. Driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking.
    — When approached by a stranger, Jared clenched his fists in an instinctive manner.

词形变化

more instinctive comparative most instinctive superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
instinctive drift instinctively instinctiveness instinctivity noninstinctive uninstinctive

词源

Etymology tree
English instinct
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English instinctive
From instinct + -ive.
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