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intuition

UK //ˌɪn.tjuˈɪʃ.ən//US //ˌɪn.tuˈɪʃ.ən//

词源

源自拉丁语 'intuitio',意为‘凝视’或‘洞察’,后演变为‘直接感知’的含义。

noun

❶ 直觉,指不经过逻辑推理就能直接感知或理解事物的能力,常表现为一种本能的判断或预感。

“She had a strong intuition that something was wrong.”

(她有一种强烈的直觉,觉得哪里不对劲。)

“His intuition told him to trust the stranger.”

(他的直觉告诉他应该相信那个陌生人。)

同义词:instinct, gut feeling, hunch

常见短语

by intuition — 凭借直觉,指不依赖逻辑推理,而是通过本能或直接感知来行动或判断。

“She solved the problem by intuition rather than by calculation.”

(她凭借直觉而非计算解决了这个问题。)