connate

• 形容词，指与生俱来的、天生的特性；在地质学中，指沉积物沉积时被封存在其中的（水）。

An adjective describing something that is existing in a person or thing from birth; innate or congenital. Also used in geology to describe water trapped in sediment at the time of deposition.

1. C2formal

   Describes parts or organs that are closely joined or united from birth or origin.

   合生的

   • In botany, connate petals are fused together at their bases.
   • The connate leaves of the plant form a single structure.
   • Connate organs in some species are a result of evolutionary adaptation.

   同义词coalescentfusedjoinedmergedunited

   反义词disconnecteddisjoineddividedseparate

2. Related in natureC2formal

   Having a similar origin or nature; innate or congenital.

   天生的，同源的

   • Their connate talents for music were evident from childhood.
   • The two species share connate characteristics due to a common ancestor.
   • Connate ideas often arise from shared cultural experiences.

   同义词akinanalogouscognatecomparablecongenitalinborninherentinnatekindrednaturalrelatedsimilar

   反义词acquiredadventitiousextraneousforeign