(of a quality, feeling, etc.品质、感情等) that you have when you are born天生的；先天的；与生俱来的 synonym inborn- the innate ability to learn天生的学习能力
- He never lost his innate sense of fun.他从未失去过与生俱来的乐趣感。
- Is a tendency towards violence an innate characteristic?暴力倾向是天生的特征吗？
- Many children seem to have an innate sense of justice.许多儿童似乎天生便具有正义感。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryInnate is used with these nouns: - ability
- capacity
- conservatism
- …
See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin innatus, past participle of innasci, from in- ‘into’ + nasci ‘be born’.