basis

English translation: "some inborn basis to ..."

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English term or phrase:basis
Selected answer:"some inborn basis to ..."

21:34 Apr 5, 2020
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English term or phrase: basis
there's some innate or inborn basis to our human capacity for morality. that babies bring to the table with them.

What I just want to know here is "inborn basis" or "some inborn basis to..."?

Thanks in advance,
S.J
Canada
Local time: 20:36
"some inborn basis to ..."
Explanation:
"basis" is a noun here
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Evgeniya Staykova
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:36
Grading comment
Thanks a lot.
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +2"some inborn basis to ..."
Evgeniya Staykova
4Inborn/innate human capacity
Tina Vonhof (X)
4 -1principles/ facts
adel almergawy
3 -1inborn bases to .....
Abdullah Ahmad


Discussion entries: 3





  

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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"some inborn basis to ..."


Explanation:
"basis" is a noun here

Evgeniya Staykova
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
Grading comment
Thanks a lot.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tomasso: yes, interesting, maybe homophones can not be distinguished by voice transcription machines which has led to the incorrect often seen "linguistic bases" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140401102126.h...
3 hrs

agree  Mark Robertson
10 hrs
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
principles/ facts


Explanation:
instinctive principles for morality

Example sentence(s):
  • tolerance is the basis of morality

    https://www.google.com/search?q=basis+meaning+in+cambridge+dictionary&oq=basis&aqs=chrome.0.69i59l2j69i57j0l5.10888j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=U
adel almergawy
Egypt
Local time: 02:36
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Mark Robertson: You didn't understand the question (not difficult). Basis = the reason for something.
10 hrs
  -> Thanks, I got it
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
inborn bases to .....


Explanation:
some ..... bases
not some .... basis
you must keep in your mind that "some" as a determiner used to refer to indefinite quantities or nouns and followed by a plural nouns or quantity.

The two adjectives (innate and inborn) describe the noun (bases)
so it's better to say :
there's some innate or inborn bases to......
than:
there's some innate or some inborn bases to.....

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Note added at 11 hrs (2020-04-06 09:31:19 GMT)
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there (are) some innate or inborn (bases) to ........


    Reference: http://https://wikidiff.com/innate/inborn
Abdullah Ahmad
Egypt
Local time: 02:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Mark Robertson: Basis is not a cognate of base(s), it means the reason for something, in this context.
6 hrs
  -> Bases is the plural of basis.
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Inborn/innate human capacity


Explanation:
The sentence as it stands is awkward. Inborn and basic in this context mean the same thing. Ideally one should be omitted:
1. inborn (or innate) human capacity for morality, or
2. basic human capacity for morality
I prefer number 1.

If you really want to translate both:
3. inborn basic human capacity
but this sounds awkward again.




    https://vawnet.org/sc/resilience-innate-human-capacity
Tina Vonhof (X)
Canada
Local time: 18:36
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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