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词汇 intrinsic
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Definition of intrinsic in English:

intrinsic

adjective ɪnˈtrɪnsɪk
  • Belonging naturally; essential.

    固有的,内在的,体内的;本质的,基本的,精华的

    access to the arts is intrinsic to a high quality of life

    接触艺术是高质量生活之本。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • What I like is that the storyline doesn't just set up the sex stuff, but the sex stuff is intrinsic to the storyline.
    • It is open to the general public and aims to underline the intrinsic value of the subject as a core life skill.
    • The trees that were here were seldom valued for their intrinsic values, but for their economic worth.
    • Often the intrinsic value is the underlying price of a company's total assets.
    • I have been arguing that it is right to say, as most of us want to do, that natural goods have an intrinsic value.
    • Granitic magmatism at convergent margins is intrinsic to the growth of continents and is an integral part of Andean geology.
    • Lastly, I am satisfied that the proposal would not undermine the intrinsic value of natural or cultural assets.
    • Lepper and Malone argue that control is an essential part of intrinsic motivation.
    • But what is it that makes sport such an essential and intrinsic part of the lives of some people?
    • These systems are inseparable and intrinsic to the problem of designing a school.
    • Now whatever the intrinsic value of these proverbs, there's no taking away from the harm they cause.
    • I have always believed in an element of good that is intrinsic to even the most cruel of people.
    • Also intrinsic to the flea market orientation was an element of bargain hunting.
    • The fundamentals of quality are of course intrinsic to the value of a drawing.
    • By the same token, investors are starting to recognise the intrinsic value of more profitable old economy businesses.
    • But of course, tour guides have a definite advantage intrinsic to their position.
    • There is not a natural, intrinsic sense of community created through television.
    • Thus, we have seen two relations that are elements in the bundle of relations that appear as intrinsic to existing as a human being.
    • Socrates believed in the intrinsic value of asking honest questions and challenging orthodoxy.
    • At its best, athletic competition can hold intrinsic value for our society.
    Synonyms
    inherent, innate, inborn, inbred, congenital, natural, native, constitutional, built-in, ingrained, deep-rooted, inseparable, permanent, indelible, ineradicable, ineffaceable
    integral, basic, fundamental, underlying, constitutive, elemental, essential, vital, necessary
    rare connate, connatural

Origin

Late 15th century (in the general sense 'interior, inner'): from French intrinsèque, from late Latin intrinsecus, from the earlier adverb intrinsecus 'inwardly, inwards'.

Rhymes

extrinsic

Definition of intrinsic in US English:

intrinsic

adjective
  • 1Belonging naturally; essential.

    固有的,内在的,体内的;本质的,基本的,精华的

    access to the arts is intrinsic to a high quality of life

    接触艺术是高质量生活之本。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Granitic magmatism at convergent margins is intrinsic to the growth of continents and is an integral part of Andean geology.
    • These systems are inseparable and intrinsic to the problem of designing a school.
    • Socrates believed in the intrinsic value of asking honest questions and challenging orthodoxy.
    • Also intrinsic to the flea market orientation was an element of bargain hunting.
    • The fundamentals of quality are of course intrinsic to the value of a drawing.
    • Often the intrinsic value is the underlying price of a company's total assets.
    • I have been arguing that it is right to say, as most of us want to do, that natural goods have an intrinsic value.
    • By the same token, investors are starting to recognise the intrinsic value of more profitable old economy businesses.
    • What I like is that the storyline doesn't just set up the sex stuff, but the sex stuff is intrinsic to the storyline.
    • There is not a natural, intrinsic sense of community created through television.
    • But of course, tour guides have a definite advantage intrinsic to their position.
    • At its best, athletic competition can hold intrinsic value for our society.
    • Lastly, I am satisfied that the proposal would not undermine the intrinsic value of natural or cultural assets.
    • Now whatever the intrinsic value of these proverbs, there's no taking away from the harm they cause.
    • Lepper and Malone argue that control is an essential part of intrinsic motivation.
    • But what is it that makes sport such an essential and intrinsic part of the lives of some people?
    • It is open to the general public and aims to underline the intrinsic value of the subject as a core life skill.
    • Thus, we have seen two relations that are elements in the bundle of relations that appear as intrinsic to existing as a human being.
    • The trees that were here were seldom valued for their intrinsic values, but for their economic worth.
    • I have always believed in an element of good that is intrinsic to even the most cruel of people.
    Synonyms
    inherent, innate, inborn, inbred, congenital, natural, native, constitutional, built-in, ingrained, deep-rooted, inseparable, permanent, indelible, ineradicable, ineffaceable
    1. 1.1 (of a muscle) contained wholly within the organ on which it acts.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Some of the extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of the tongue are connected to the hyoid bone.

Origin

Late 15th century (in the general sense ‘interior, inner’): from French intrinsèque, from late Latin intrinsecus, from the earlier adverb intrinsecus ‘inwardly, inwards’.

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