intrinsic

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

in·trin·sic AW BrE [ɪnˈtrɪnsɪk] NAmE [ɪnˈtrɪnsɪk] BrE [ɪnˈtrɪnzɪk] NAmE [ɪnˈtrɪnzɪk] adjective
belonging to or part of the real nature of sth/sb
•the intrinsic value of education
•These tasks were repetitive, lengthy and lacking any intrinsic interest.
•~ to sth Small local shops are intrinsic to the town's character.
compare ↑extrinsic
Derived Word: ↑intrinsically

Word Origin:
[intrinsic intrinsically] late 15th cent. (in the general sense ‘interior, inner’): from French intrinsèque, from late Latin intrinsecus, from the earlier adverb intrinsecus ‘inwardly, inwards’.