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Intrinsic Qualities Job People Ally 英 ɪn'trɪnsɪk] 美 ɪn'trɪnsɪk

英语单词 intrinsic
英美音标 英 [ɪn'trɪnsɪk] 美 [ɪn'trɪnsɪk]
中文释义 adj.内在的;固有的;本质的
英语例句 (1) You have a natural and intrinsic talent and skill.
(2) These difficulties are intrinsic to such a situation
中文例句 (1) 你天生就具备内在的天赋和才能。
(2) 这是这种情势下固然会有的困难。
vocabulary简明 The intrinsic qualities of something have to do with its nature. An intrinsic quality of dogs is that they're loyal.
vocabulary扩展 Anything intrinsic comes from within. Doing a job for only money is not intrinsic. Doing a job because you love it is intrinsic; the motivation comes from within. It's good to treat people as having intrinsic value. If you like someone for intrinsic reasons, then you have no other motivation. The opposite of intrinsic is extrinsic, for things that come from the outside instead of from the inside.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ 形容词]内在的;本身的;固有的 If something has intrinsic value or intrinsic interest, it is valuable or interesting because of its basic nature or character, and not because of its connection with other things.
  [ADJ n]
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  • The paintings have no intrinsic value except as curiosities...

    这些油画除了作为古董,本身没有什么内在价值。

  • The rate is determined by intrinsic qualities such as the land's slope.

    速度由诸如地面坡度这样的内在因素决定。

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  • Sometimes I wonder if people are intrinsically evil...

    有时我在想是否人性本恶。

  • It was intrinsically a very powerful ship.

    它本身是一艘动力非常强劲的船。

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