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visceral
本能的；发自内心的；感性的
核心释义
常指强烈的生理或情感反应，而非理智思考，如 a visceral reaction。
Relating to an instinctive emotional response rather than conscious thought or reason.
- 1.
Of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera (“internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities”).
- 2.
Having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect, as in the distinction between feeling and thinking.
内脏的；内脏的；[医] 内脏的
用法In use
When the roller coaster suddenly went down, I felt a visceral panic.
用法提示：visceral 是形容词，修饰 panic，表示“本能的、发自内心的”。
His love of old movies is visceral, not something he can explain.
用法提示：visceral 作表语，表示“发自内心的、感性的”，描述主语的性质。
The concert's loud guitars and bright lights gave the crowd a visceral thrill.
用法提示：visceral 是形容词，修饰 thrill，表示“强烈的、来自身体感受的”。
visceral + noun
visceral 本义为“内脏的”，在医学语境中常修饰 fat、pain 等词。
Visceral fat is stored deep inside the abdomen.
内脏脂肪储存在腹部深处。
be + visceral
visceral 作表语，表示某事物直接诉诸感官或情感，而非理智。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- visceral reaction
- 本能反应
- His visceral reaction to the smell was disgust.他对这种气味的本能反应是厌恶。
- visceral feeling
- 发自内心的感觉；直觉
- I had a visceral feeling that we were being watched.我有一种发自内心的感觉：我们正被人监视。
- visceral fear
- 本能的恐惧
- A visceral fear gripped her when the lights went out.灯熄灭时，一种本能的恐惧攫住了她。
- visceral experience
- 强烈的感官情感体验
- The horror film provides a visceral experience that stays with you.这部恐怖片带来一种强烈的情感体验，令人久久难忘。
- visceral fat
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把visceral记成“胃感”：gut feeling（直觉）就来自内脏，像胃在替你做决定，而非大脑。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：医学/解剖学文本、新闻评论或文学描述 visceral 作形容词时有两个主要含义。在医学或解剖学语境中，通常理解为“内脏的”，属于正式用语；在一般评论、新闻或文学中，多理解为“本能的、发自内心的”，也比较常见。两者都偏正式，但后者用法更灵活。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见单词与 visceral 押韵。下面这些词拼写相似，但发音不同：cereal 读 /ˈsɪriəl/，与 visceral 的 -ceral 拼写相似却不押韵；其余词虽都以 -eral 结尾，重音也在首音节，但元音或辅音并不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.