1ADJ [usually ADJ n](病症)先天的 A congenital disease or medical condition is one that a person has had from birth, but is not inherited. (病症)先天的 [medicine]
When John was 17, he died of congenital heart disease.
2ADJ [usually ADJ n]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. 天生的;生性的