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单词 instinctive
释义
instinctive
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈstɪŋk.tɪv/us
/ɪnˈstɪŋk.tɪv/
Instinctivebehaviourorreactionsare notthoughtabout,planned, ordevelopedbytraining:
本能的，直觉的
an instinctivereaction本能反应
Synonyms
inborn
natural
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Innate and congenital
  • American, Italian, etc. by birthphrase
  • birth
  • born
  • born and bredidiom
  • congenital
  • descend
  • descend fromsomething
  • heritable
  • inborn
  • inbred
  • inclined
  • inherit
  • inheritance
  • innate
  • innately
  • instinct
  • instinctively
  • instinctual
  • native
  • natural

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Not expected or planned

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instinctively
(Definition ofinstinctivefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

instinctive| American Dictionary

instinctive
adjective
us
/ɪnˈstɪŋk·tɪv/
(ofbehaviororactions) notthoughtabout,planned, orlearned:
My instinctivereactionwas towalkaway toavoidanargument.

instinctively

adverbus
/ɪnˈstɪŋk·tɪv·li/
She instinctivelyunderstoodhow Ifelt.
(Definition ofinstinctivefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinstinctive

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Men'sinstinctivereaction was to legislate the evil out of existence.
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It was ubiquitous andinstinctive, endorsing realignments of social relations and power.
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We can also wonder whether wives'instinctivesense of possession was facilitated by the overlapping bodies of law, which enabled them to protect certain rights.
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Thus, culture was viewed as a modifier of theinstinctivetendencies with which men and women are born.
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And the theory outlined here makes sense of ourinstinctiverevulsion at the compulsory purchase of this kind of property.
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Perhaps good writers have aninstinctivegrasp of what makes for easy reading, but has been found useful in the educational market.
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Yet the women may have felt aninstinctivesense of ownership for some of these goods.
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Practicing social scientists will likely warm to itsinstinctivesympathy for their work.
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The problem is that such perceptions are still largelyinstinctive.
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In its promotion of equality, liberal practices rely heavily on their compatibility withinstinctiveprinciples of fairness.
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We have become so concerned with material achievement that theseinstinctivelife forces which are responsible for true happiness have been ignored or repressed.
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It would beinstinctiveto turn to geographers to seek resolutions to this problem.
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Suchinstinctiveunderstanding was especially appropriate for this fragile and delicately-constructed work, celebrating the intimacy of chamber music making.
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The initial, almostinstinctive, response of the industrial bourgeoisie and its ideological defenders was to deny that harm occurred.
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You can imagine scenarios of different complexity, from theinstinctivemimicry of a newborn baby to the conscious debating of polished politicians.
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