instinct

本能

学んで身につけるのではなく、生まれつき備わっている感覚や行動。

やさしい英語で： A natural feeling or behavior that you are born with rather than learn.

• Birds build nests by instinct.
• Her protective instinct made her reach for the child.
• The animal’s survival instinct kept it moving despite its injuries.

類義語： drive, impulse

よく使う表現： survival instinct, maternal instinct, natural instinct

直感、勘

じっくり考えなくても、何をすべきか、何を信じるかが分かる感覚。

やさしい英語で： A feeling that tells you what to do or believe without carefully thinking about it.

• My instinct told me to wait.
• He trusted his instinct and turned back.
• Do you have an instinct for choosing the right moment?

使い方： instinct for something (She has an instinct for finding good stories.); instinct to do something (My first instinct was to call for help.)

類義語： intuition, gut feeling, hunch

よく使う表現： trust your instinct, first instinct, instinct for something