- based on instinct (= a natural quality that makes somebody/something behave in a particular way), not thought or training本能的；直觉的；天生的
- instinctive knowledge本能的知识
- She's an instinctive player.她是个天生的运动员。🔊🔊
- My instinctive reaction was to deny everything.我的本能反应是否认一切。🔊🔊
Extra Examples- A bird's knowledge of its migratory route is partly learnt and partly instinctive.鸟类对迁徙路线的认识一部分是学来的，一部分是源自本能。
- His reaction had been based on an instinctive attempt to protect himself.他的反应是基于保护自己的本能尝试。
- She seemed to have an instinctive awareness of what I was feeling.她似乎对我的感觉有本能的意识。
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