intuition
Definitions
The ability to understand or know something immediately, without conscious reasoning; a gut feeling.
直觉，直觉力（不经有意识推理的即时理解）。
A thing that one knows or feels in this way; an instinctive impression.
凭直觉知道的事；一种本能的感觉/预感。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin- (within) + tuit (from tuērī, look/watch) + -ion (act, state) = 'a looking inward.' Where reasoning moves step by step, intuition is a single inner glance that lands directly on the answer — knowing something without working out why.
Root tuit still carries 4 more wordsWhy It Means This
Notice the in- here means 'within / inward,' not 'not.' Intuition is the inward counterpart of looking out at the world: instead of observing facts and reasoning from them, you turn your gaze inward and simply see the answer. That's why it feels like a gut sense rather than a conclusion.
Common Collocations
- 1.gut intuition直觉
- 2.follow your intuition跟随直觉
- 3.trust your intuition相信直觉
- 4.female intuition女性的直觉
Example Sentences
- 1.
Her intuition told her something was wrong before anyone spoke.
- 2.
Good doctors learn to trust their intuition as well as the data.
- 3.
I had an intuition that the deal would fall through.
- 4.
Design relies on both research and intuition.
Easily Confused
intuition vs instinct — instinct is innate and biological (a bird's nesting instinct); intuition is a mental sense built partly from experience (an investor's intuition for a deal). You're born with instincts; you develop intuitions.