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instinctive + noun
instinctive 常作定语，修饰名词。
She had an instinctive understanding of the problem.
她对问题有一种本能的理解。
本能的；天生的；直觉的
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本能的；天生的；直觉的
occurring as a result of instinct; unthinking and natural
She had an instinctive understanding of the problem.
她对问题有一种本能的理解。
本能的；天生的
s unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
Her instinctive reaction was to step back when the dog barked.
当狗叫时，她本能的反应是后退。
He has an instinctive ability to understand people's emotions.
他有一种本能的能力去理解人们的情感。
The cat's instinctive hunting skills were impressive.
这只猫本能的狩猎技能令人印象深刻。
instinctive 常作定语，修饰名词。
She had an instinctive understanding of the problem.
她对问题有一种本能的理解。
His reaction was instinctive.
他的反应是本能性的。
此句型强调某行为是本能反应。
It is instinctive for a mother to protect her child.
母亲保护孩子是出于本能。
Not this
He acted instinctive.
Use this
He acted instinctively.
instinctive 是形容词，不能修饰动词。修饰动词应使用副词形式 instinctively。
Not this
His instinctive is strong.
Use this
His instinct is strong.
instinctive 是形容词，不能作主语。表示“本能”这个名词应使用 instinct。
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本能反应
His instinctive reaction was to jump back when he saw the snake.
他看到蛇时的本能反应是向后跳。
本能行为
Birds exhibit instinctive behavior when building nests.
鸟类在筑巢时表现出本能行为。
直觉反应
She had an instinctive response to the question, answering before thinking.
她对这个问题有一种直觉反应，不假思索就回答了。
直觉感受
I had an instinctive feeling that something was wrong.
我有一种直觉感受，觉得哪里不对劲。
本能理解
Dogs have an instinctive understanding of human emotions.
狗对人类情绪有一种本能理解。
本能恐惧
Many people have an instinctive fear of heights.
许多人对高度有一种本能恐惧。
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语域：neutral 常见场景：biology、psychology、everyday conversation 本能的；多用于描述无需思考的天然反应，在生物学和心理学讨论中常见，也用于日常口语。
常作定语或表语；不接介词
These words share the '-ive' ending but have different stress patterns and vowel sounds; they do not rhyme with 'instinctive'.
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE.