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.
例句
The paintings have no intrinsic value except as curiosities...这些油画除了作为古董,本身没有什么内在价值。The rate is determined by intrinsic qualities such as the land's slope.速度由诸如地面坡度这样的内在因素决定。
英汉词典释义
adj.
固有的, 内在的, 本质的,本身的
The intrinsic worth of the pen is 30 yuan.这支钢笔本身价值是30元。The character is intrinsic.性格是内在的。
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. belonging to a thing by its very nature;
"form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey
2. situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts;