"congenital" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 先天的

Definition

出生時就存在的；用於描述人與生俱來的疾病、狀況或特徵，而非後天獲得的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於醫學或正式場合，常與 'congenital disease', 'congenital heart defect', 'congenital condition' 搭配。嚴格指出生時就有的特徵或問題，而非後天獲得。不要與 'hereditary'（遺傳的）混淆，雖然有些情況下兩者都正確。

Examples

She was born with a congenital heart defect.

她出生時有**先天的**心臟缺陷。

A congenital condition is present at birth.

**先天的**疾病在出生時就存在。

Some people have congenital blindness.

有些人有**先天的**失明。

Doctors discovered the issue was actually congenital, not caused by an accident.

醫生發現問題其實是**先天的**，而不是事故引起的。

He’s lived with this congenital disorder his entire life.

他一生都帶著這個**先天的**疾病。

It turns out her shyness isn’t congenital; she became that way later.

事實證明，她的害羞並不是**先天的**，是後來變成這樣的。