congenital

1. ADJ A congenital disease or medical condition is one that a person has had from birth, but is not inherited. 先天性的[毉學] [usu ADJ n]

When John was 17, he died of congenital heart disease. 約翰在17嵗那年死於先天性心髒病。

2. congenitallyADV [ADV adj/-ed]

...congenitally deaf patients. ...先天失聰的患者。

3. ADJ A congenital characteristic or feature in a person is so strong that you cannot imagine it ever changing, although there may seem to be no reason for it. 天生的[usu ADJ n]

He was a congenital liar and usually in debt. 他曾是個天生的說謊者竝經常欠債。

4. congenitallyADV

I admit to being congenitally lazy. 我承認我天生嬾惰。