首頁英語詞典inherentinherent英英釋意

inherent

英 [?n'h??r(?)nt; -'her(?)nt] 美[?n'h?r?nt]
  • adj. 固有的;內(nèi)在的;與生俱來的,遺傳的

英英釋意


1. existing as an essential constituent or characteristic;
"the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"
"a constitutional inability to tell the truth"
2. present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
3. in the nature of something though not readily apparent;
"shortcomings inherent in our approach"
"an underlying meaning"