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instinctively

🇬🇧 UK/in'stiŋktivli/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB2

Definitions

adv.

By instinct; without conscious thought or being taught

本能地;凭直觉地;不假思索地

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
stinctprick, goad, quench
+
ivetending to, having the nature of
+
lyin the manner of
=instinctively

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    When faced with the accident, she instinctively jumped to help the injured person immediately.

  • 2.

    Most humans instinctively avoid touching hot surfaces to prevent burns.

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