粵

本bun2能nang4

bun2 nang4běn néng

English

  1. instinct
  2. instinct

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 天生就識得,唔需要學都識做嘅嘢;與生俱來嘅能力

Examples

  • 本能反應

    immediate response

  • 求生嘅本能

    survival instinct

  • 動物依靠牠們的本能行動。

    Animals act on instinct.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 大多数动物都有保护幼仔的本能。

    Most animals have an instinct to protect their young.

    Tatoeba · omerfarukckmk CC BY

  • 要不是被绊了一下,我原本能赢的。

    I would've won if I hadn't tripped.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 有些老师本能地知道怎么去利用“偏心”去控制其他学生。

    Some teachers instinctively know how to play “favorites” to manipulate the other students.

    Tatoeba · cxpadonis CC BY

  • 我们爱自己的母亲,几乎不无从知晓,无从感受,就像是活着的本能。

    We love our mother almost without knowing it, without feeling it, as it is as natural as to live.

    Tatoeba · ryanwoo CC BY

  • 人们在此世中看不到任何获得幸福的希望,便很本能地想在彼世中寻求慰藉。

    People could not see any hopes of obtaining happiness in this life, thus they instinctively sought comfort in the afterlife.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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