intrinsic

adj.核心的,内在的,

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
intrinsic (adjective)
1.
a) belonging to the nature or of a thing - essential constitution the intrinsic worth of a gem the intrinsic brightness of a star
b) being or relating to a in which the concentration of charge carriers is characteristic of the material itself instead of the content of any impurities it contains - semiconductor
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
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
intrinsic (adjective)
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
SYNONYMS:
built-in, constitutional, constitutive, essential, hardwired, immanent, inborn, inbred, indigenous, ingrain, ingrained ( engrained), innate, integral, intrinsic, native, natural
RELATED WORDS:
basic, deep-rooted, elemental, fundamental; congenital, hereditary, inherited, inmost, inner, interior; internal; characteristic, distinctive, peculiar; habitual, inveterate; normal, regular, typical
NEAR ANTONYMS:
alien, foreign; accidental, coincidental, incidental; acquired, adscititious; superficial, surface; exterior, external
adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic
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