congenital

1. ADJ A congenital disease or medical condition is one that a person has had from birth, but is not inherited. 先天性的[醫(yī)學(xué)] [usu ADJ n]

When John was 17, he died of congenital heart disease. 約翰在17歲那年死于先天性心臟病。

2. congenitallyADV [ADV adj/-ed]

...congenitally deaf patients. ...先天失聰?shù)幕颊摺?/p>

3. ADJ A congenital characteristic or feature in a person is so strong that you cannot imagine it ever changing, although there may seem to be no reason for it. 天生的[usu ADJ n]

He was a congenital liar and usually in debt. 他曾是個(gè)天生的說(shuō)謊者并經(jīng)常欠債。

4. congenitallyADV

I admit to being congenitally lazy. 我承認(rèn)我天生懶惰。