隐性 (yǐn xìng) — hidden, covert, unseen (in costs, factors, etc.); (genetics) recessive (as in 隐性基因); (prefix) crypto-, latent

Definition

Examples

• 做预算时要把隐性成本都算进去。
  Zuò yù suàn shí yào bǎ yǐn xìng chéng běn dōu suàn jìn qù.
  When making a budget, you need to factor in all hidden costs.
• 这种疾病由隐性基因遗传给下一代。
  Zhè zhǒng jí bìng yóu yǐn xìng jī yīn yí chuán gěi xià yí dài.
  This disease is passed on to the next generation by a recessive gene.
• 他表面上很开朗，其实有隐性的自卑心理。
  Tā biǎo miàn shàng hěn kāi lǎng, qí shí yǒu yǐn xìng de zì bēi xīn lǐ.
  He seems cheerful on the surface, but actually has a hidden sense of inferiority.