inherent

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inherent — 形容詞

  • inherentpositive
  • more inherentcomparative
  • most inherentsuperlative

1. A quality that is inherent in someone or something is a natural and permanent pa

1.形容詞B2
釋義

固有的

本身自然具有且無法分離的

A quality that is inherent in someone or something is a natural and permanent part of their character, structure, or nature — it exists within them and cannot be removed or added from outside.

例句

There are risks inherent in every business investment.

每項商業投資都帶有固有的風險。

inherent in + noun phrase

The old wooden bridge has an inherent weakness that engineers cannot fix.

這座舊木橋有工程師無法修復的固有弱點。

inherent + noun (weakness)

常見搭配
  • inherent in
  • inherent risk
  • inherent weakness
  • inherent danger
  • inherent characteristic
  • inherent problem
同義詞
  • intrinsic

    More abstract; focuses on the essential value or nature of something itself rather than it being a permanent feature

  • innate

    Used mainly for living things; qualities a person or animal is born with

  • built-in

    Less formal; often describes features or abilities that form part of a system or design

  • inborn

    Even more specific than innate; emphasises biological origin from birth

反義詞
  • extrinsic

    Coming from outside rather than being a natural part of something

  • acquired

    Developed or learned after birth rather than present from the beginning

文法句型

inherent in + noun phrase

inherent + noun (attributive)

用法筆記

Unlike most adjectives, 'inherent' is not usually used in comparative or superlative forms — a quality either is inherent or it is not. It commonly appears attributively (before a noun: 'inherent risk') or after a linking verb followed by 'in' ('the risk inherent in the job').

常見錯誤

This problem is inherent with all large systems.
This problem is inherent in all large systems.
'inherent' takes the preposition 'in', not 'with'.
This is a more inherent danger than the other one.
This is a greater inherent danger than the other one.
'inherent' is not used comparatively; use a different intensifier.

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常用片語

  • inherent in the nature of
  • inherent in the design of

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