English主要词典
congenital
Universal Words
adjective
1 (of a disease or medical condition) existing since or before birth:
congenital abnormalities * Half of all fetuses with the syndrome have a congenital heart defect.
2 [onlybeforenoun] existing as part of a person's character and not likely to change:
a congenital inability to tell the truth
3 [onlybeforenoun] (of a person) born with a particular illness: (figurative) a congenital liar (= one who will not change)