congenital

congenital

英 [kən'dʒenɪt(ə)l]
　　美 [kən'dʒɛnɪtl]

adj. 先天的，天生的；天賦的

中文詞源：

congenital 生殖器的

con-, 強調。-gen, 生育，詞源同gene, generate.

例句：

1. When John was 17, he died of congenital heart disease.
約翰17歲時死於先天性心臟病。

2. He was a congenital liar and usually in debt.
他生性愛說謊，而且通常債務纏身。

3. a congenital inability to tell the truth
生就的不會說實話

4. He has a congenital heart defect.
他有先天性心臟缺陷.

5. Clefts are often associated with other more serious congenital defects.
裂口常與其他更嚴重的先天性異常並發.