- 1固有的、本質上就有的（別當成 inherit「繼承」）
If a quality is inherent in something, it belongs to that thing by nature; you cannot take it away and still have the same thing. Being three-sided is inherent in a triangle. Wetness is not inherent in a towel — you can dry it. People also say someone has an inherent talent, meaning it feels built-in, not only taught. It is a formal word, at home in essays, news, and science. In speech, people more often say “by nature,” “built-in,” or “part of.” Though actually, writers sometimes stretch it to mean only “very common” or “hard to change,” which is looser than the strict sense. A close neighbour, inherit, is a different word: that one is about receiving money, land, or looks from family.
From the word’s history
From Latin inhaerēns, present participle of inhaereō 'to adhere to, be closely connected with'.
借自拉丁文 inhaerēns，來自 inhaerēre「緊緊黏著」。
組成From Latin inhaerere, “to stick in / stick to”: in (in) + haerere (to stick). A quality that sticks inside the thing.
同家族的字
- inherentlythe adverb: in an inherent way
- inherethe old formal verb: a quality inheres in a thing
- adheresame Latin “stick” root: to stick to
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
inherentadj/ɪnˈhɪəɹənt/
- 1
Naturally as part or consequence of something.
- There is a stern melancholy in his dark features, inherent and engrossing, which rivets the attention.
- One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains.[…]But out of sight is out of mind. And that, together with the inherent yuckiness of the subject, means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。