Intrinsic



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 固有的; 内在的
• ［英］ adj. 固有的 ( essential; inherent) ; 内在的 ( located within)
• ［类］ 反义词: extraneous ( 外来的)
• ［记］ intr ( =intro 向内) +insic ( 可能来自inside) -> 内在的

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: French intrinsèque internal, from Late Latin intrinsecus, from Latin, adverb, inwardly; akin to Latin intra within — more at intra-
• Date: 1635
• 1.
  • a. belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing <the intrinsic worth of a gem><the intrinsic brightness of a star>
  • b. being or relating to a semiconductor in which the concentration of charge carriers is characteristic of the material itself instead of the content of any impurities it contains
• 2.
  • a. originating or due to causes within a body, organ, or part <an intrinsic metabolic disease>
  • b. originating and included wholly within an organ or part <intrinsic muscles> — compare extrinsic 1b
• ? intrinsically adverb

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