innate和congenital的区别

在英语中,表示“先天”之意的有congenital,prenatal,inborn,innate等,含义却各有侧重.
Congenital主要指疾病而言,即of disease present from or before birth.如congenital defects,congenital blindness即指先天性缺陷和先天性失明.
Prenatal指出生前的（occurring in the period before birth）,如prenatal checkups即指产前检查.
Inborn指某种品性或才能是天生的、先天的或天赋的（existing in a person or animal from birth,natural）,如an inborn talent for music,即指天赋的音乐才能.在这个意义上,inborn和innate 的意思比较接近.
Innate的基本意思是（of a quality,feeling,etc）in one's nature,possessed from birth,如innate ability,innate beauty,innate desire就指的是天生才干,天生丽质,固有欲望等.
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