後こう天てん的てき

na-adjective

acquired; learned; not innate

Describes traits, behaviors, or conditions that develop after birth through experience or environment, as opposed to being inborn. Antonym: 先天的 (innate).

Antonyms: 先天的

• 言げん語ご能のう力りょくは後こう天てん的てきに身みにつくものだ。

  Language ability is something acquired after birth.

• 彼かれのリーダーシップは後こう天てん的てきなものだと思おもう。

  I think his leadership is learned, not innate.

na-adjective

a posteriori

Philosophical term for knowledge or justification that depends on experience or empirical evidence. Contrasts with 先天的 (a priori).

See also: アポステリオリ

• その判はん断だんは後こう天てん的てきな知ち識しきに基もとづいている。

  That judgment is based on a posteriori knowledge.