intrinsic

1. ADJ If something has intrinsic value or intrinsic interest, it is valuable or interesting because of its basic nature or character, and not because of its connection with other things. 內(nèi)在的; 本質(zhì)的[正式] [ADJ n]

Diamonds have little intrinsic value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity. 鑽石沒有多少內(nèi)在價(jià)值，它們的價(jià)格幾乎完全取決於其稀有程度。

2. intrinsicallyADV 固有地

Sometimes I wonder if people are intrinsically evil. 有時(shí)我懷疑人是否生來就是邪惡的。