inbuilt
inbuilt — 形容詞
- inbuiltpositive
- more inbuiltcomparative
- most inbuiltsuperlative
1. describing a feature, ability, or quality that is fitted or formed inside its ho
內建的；固有
從一開始就存在、無法分離的特性
describing a feature, ability, or quality that is fitted or formed inside its host from the very start — for example a thermometer built into an oven, or a child's natural fear of falling — and that cannot easily be removed.
Ilan's new oven has an inbuilt thermometer that beeps when the bread is ready.
Ilan 的新烤箱內建了一個溫度計，麵包烤好時會發出嗶聲。
inbuilt + noun (device feature)
Most babies seem to have an inbuilt fear of falling, even before they can crawl.
大多數嬰兒似乎天生就有怕摔的本能，連會爬之前就已經如此。
inbuilt + abstract noun (innate trait)
Femi argued that the voting system has an inbuilt bias against smaller parties.
Femi 認為這套投票制度本身就對小黨不利。
inbuilt + noun (structural flaw)
The bookshelves in Ramón's old apartment were inbuilt, so he could not take them when he moved.
Ramón 舊公寓裡的書架是嵌入式的，所以他搬家時帶不走。
predicative use (rare): be + inbuilt
Good teachers often have an inbuilt sense of when a child is struggling but afraid to ask.
好老師往往天生就能感覺到哪個孩子有困難卻不敢開口。
inbuilt sense of + clause
- inbuilt camera
- inbuilt speaker
- inbuilt bias
- inbuilt advantage
- inbuilt safety mechanism
- inbuilt fear
- built-in
near-identical in meaning; slightly more common in everyday speech, especially for devices
- innate
more formal; used mainly of human or animal qualities (innate ability) rather than devices
- inherent
formal; stresses that the quality belongs to the very nature of the thing, often abstract
- integral
stresses being a necessary part of a whole; often used of components in a system
文法句型
inbuilt + noun
用法筆記
Almost always sits before a noun (attributive). Common collocates fall into two groups: physical features of a device (inbuilt camera, inbuilt speaker) and innate human qualities or structural properties (inbuilt fear, inbuilt bias, inbuilt advantage). Predicative use ('the shelves are inbuilt') is rare and slightly old-fashioned — 'built-in' is more usual there.