instinctive
adjective /ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/
/ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/
- based on instinct (= a natural quality that makes somebody/something behave in a particular way), not thought or training
本能的；直觉的；天生的 - instinctive knowledge
本能的知识 - She's an instinctive player.
她是个天生的运动员。 - My instinctive reaction was to deny everything.
我的本能反应是否认一切。
- A bird's knowledge of its migratory route is partly learnt and partly instinctive.
鸟类对迁徙路线的认识一部分是学来的，一部分是源自本能。 - His reaction had been based on an instinctive attempt to protect himself.
他的反应是基于保护自己的本能。 - She seemed to have an instinctive awareness of what I was feeling.
她似乎对我的感受有一种本能的意识。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- purely
- almost
- instinctive knowledge