A congenital disease or medical condition is one that a person has had from birth, but is not inherited.
例句
When John was 17, he died of congenital heart disease.約翰17歲時(shí)死于先天性心臟病。
ADJ
天生的;生性的
A congenital characteristic or feature in a person is so strong that you cannot imagine it ever changing, although there may seem to be no reason for it.
例句
He was a congenital liar and usually in debt.他生性愛(ài)說(shuō)謊，而且通常債務(wù)纏身。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
(疾病或不良的體格狀況)先天的; 天生的
He has a congenital heart defect.他有先天性心臟缺陷。
生性的; 生就的(僅用于名詞前)
a congenital inability to tell the truth.生就的不會(huì)說(shuō)實(shí)話(huà)
(人)生來(lái)有病的(僅用于名詞前)
a congenital liar(=one who will not change)生性好說(shuō)謊的人
英英詞典釋義
Adjective
1. present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development