Word · Frequency #29028
instinctual
本能的；出于本能的
核心释义
relating to instinct; arising from instinct
- 1.
本能的,与本能有关的,源于本能的
Of, relating to, or derived from instinct.
本能的,与本能有关的,源于本能的；本能的
用法In use
Her instinctual reaction to the sudden noise was to jump back.
用法提示：instinctual 作形容词，表示“本能的”，修饰 reaction。
Many animals rely on instinctual behaviors to find food and avoid danger.
用法提示：instinctual 作定语，说明 behaviors 是出于本能的。
His instinctual distrust of strangers kept him cautious in new situations.
用法提示：instinctual 作形容词，强调 distrust 来自内心本能，而非理性思考。
instinctual + noun
instinctual 常用作定语，修饰表示行为、反应、感觉等的名词。
She had an instinctual fear of deep water.
她对深水有一种本能的恐惧。
be + instinctual
作表语时，描述某行为或反应出自本能，而非后天习得。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- instinctual behavior
- 本能行为
- The baby's instinctual behavior includes grasping and sucking.婴儿的本能行为包括抓握和吸吮。
- instinctual response
- 本能反应
- His instinctual response was to run when the alarm sounded.警报响起时，他的本能反应是跑开。
- instinctual drive
- 本能冲动
- Survival is a powerful instinctual drive in all animals.生存是所有动物体内强大的本能冲动。
- instinctual fear
- 本能的恐惧
- Many people have an instinctual fear of snakes.许多人对蛇有一种本能的恐惧。
- instinctual knowledge
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
从 instinct（本能）加形容词后缀 -ual 联想：小鹿闻声即逃，正是 instinctual 的本能反应。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、psychology、biology instinctual 多用于学术或较正式的语境，强调与本能相关；日常口语中更常见 instinctive。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share instinctual's final spelling chunk -tual and its unstressed ending /tʃuəl/ (actual, intellectual, and punctual also have the preceding /k/ that appears in /ɪnˈstɪŋktʃuəl/). None of them rhymes with instinctual, because the stressed vowel or syllable differs (e.g., actual /ˈæktʃuəl/, punctual /ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/). Treat them as spelling and sound lookalikes, not as rhyming words.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.