instinct
n.
early 15c., "a prompting," from Latin instinctus "instigation, impulse," noun use of past participle of instinguere "to incite, impel," from in- "on" (see in-(2)) + stinguere "prick, goad," from PIE *steig- "to prick, stick, pierce" (see stick, v.). Meaning "animal faculty of intuitive perception" is from mid-15c., from notion of "natural prompting." Sense of "innate tendency" is first recorded 1560s.
〔李〕[in-;stinct] n.本能,才能,直觉; 生性,天性,天才 ←sting(u),stinct (L stinguere,stinctus)=to separate 分离