innate
Word family adverbinnatelynouninnatenessadjectiveinnateinnative
in·nate /ˌɪˈneɪt◂/ ●○○ adjectiveadj 1 an innate quality or ability is something you are born with 〔素质〕天生的,与生俱来的 Children have an innate ability to learn language. 儿童学习语言的能力是与生俱来的。
2 an innate belief is something you feel strongly about and are unlikely to change 〔信仰〕根深蒂固的 the innate conservatism of the farming community 农业社区固有的保守主义
—innately adverbadv the army’s innately conservative values 军队固有的保守价值观
Origin innate (1400-1500) Latin past participle of innasci, from nasci “to be born”