intrinsic

本質的な、内在的な

物事の性質に元から備わり、その重要な一部をなす。

やさしい英語で： Belonging naturally to something as an essential part of it.

• Trust is intrinsic to friendship.
• The stone has little intrinsic value.
• Curiosity is intrinsic to the way children learn.

使い方： intrinsic to something (Risk is intrinsic to this kind of work.)

類義語： inherent, essential, innate

反対語： extrinsic

よく使う表現： intrinsic to something, intrinsic value, intrinsic quality, intrinsic worth

組み込み関数

別のライブラリを呼ばず、コンパイラが直接処理する関数。

やさしい英語で： A programming function that a compiler handles directly instead of calling separate library code.

• The compiler supports this intrinsic.
• We used an intrinsic to speed up the calculation.
• Some intrinsics work only on particular processors.

類義語： intrinsic function, compiler intrinsic

よく使う表現： compiler intrinsic, use an intrinsic, vector intrinsic

固有能力

特別な装備を身につけたり持ったりせずに使える、ゲームのキャラクターの能力。

やさしい英語で： An ability a game character has without needing to wear or carry special equipment.

• My character gained a useful intrinsic.
• This intrinsic protects her from poison without special clothing.
• Some monsters can remove a player’s intrinsics.

類義語： innate ability

よく使う表現： gain an intrinsic, fire resistance intrinsic