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congenital

adjective
🔊/kənˈdʒenɪtl/
🔊/kənˈdʒenɪtl/
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  1. (of a disease or medical condition疾病或健康问题) existing since or before birth先天的；天生的
    • congenital abnormalities先天畸形
    • Half of all fetuses with the syndrome have a congenital heart defect.患有该综合征的所有胎儿中有一半患有先天性心脏缺陷。
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    • Genetic screening can help reduce many congenital diseases.基因筛查可以帮助减少许多先天性疾病。
    • Her deafness was congenital.她的耳聋是先天性的。
    Topics Illnessc2
  2. [only before noun] existing as part of a person’s character and not likely to change生性的；生就的
    • She seems to have a congenital inability to tell the truth.她似乎天生无法说实话。
  3. [only before noun] (of a person人) born with a particular illness生来有病的
    • (figurative) a congenital liar (= one who will not change)生性好说谎的人
    • He's a congenital liar!他生性好说谎！
    4. Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Latin congenitus, from con- ‘together’ + genitus (past participle of gignere ‘beget’) + -al.