英汉词典

nature 基本解释

• n. 自然；性质；本性；种类
• n. (Nature)人名；(法)纳蒂尔

nature 词态变化

nature 中文词源

来自native,出生的，本土的。引申词义自然，天性。

nature 英文词源

nature

nature: [13] Etymologically, someone’s nature is the qualities they were ‘born’ with. The word comes via Old French nature from Latin nātūra, a derivative of the verb nāscī ‘be born’ (source of English nation, native, etc). This originally meant simply ‘birth’, but by classical times it had developed to the ‘innate properties or qualities of something or someone’, and hence to the ‘inherent course of things’, the ‘way things are in the world’. The common English sense ‘physical world’ (as in nature study) first began to emerge in the 16th century.
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nature (n.)

late 13c., "restorative powers of the body, bodily processes; powers of growth;" from Old French nature "nature, being, principle of life; character, essence," from Latin natura "course of things; natural character, constitution, quality; the universe," literally "birth," from natus "born," past participle of nasci "to be born," from PIE *gene- "to give birth, beget" (see genus).

From late 14c. as "creation, the universe;" also "heredity, birth, hereditary circumstance; essential qualities, innate disposition" (as in human nature); "nature personified, Mother Nature." Specifically as "material world beyond human civilization or society" from 1660s. Nature and nurture have been contrasted since 1874.

Nature should be avoided in such vague expressions as 'a lover of nature,' 'poems about nature.' Unless more specific statements follow, the reader cannot tell whether the poems have to do with natural scenery, rural life, the sunset, the untouched wilderness, or the habits of squirrels." [Strunk & White, "The Elements of Style," 3rd ed., 1979]

nature 词组搭配

nature 英文释义

1. the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized;

"it is the nature of fire to burn"

"the true nature of jealousy"

2. a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe;

"the laws of nature"

"nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women"

3. the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.;

"they tried to preserve nature as they found it"

4. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions;

"it is his nature to help others"

5. a particular type of thing;

"problems of this type are very difficult to solve"

"he's interested in trains and things of that nature"

"matters of a personal nature"

nature 同义词解析

temper, character, nature, personality, disposition, complexion

这些名词均有"性格，气质，性情，习性"之意。

temper： 指从感情方面体现出来，决定处理问题或应付形势的方式的性格或性情，这种性情可以是暂时的也可以长久的。

character： 指对个性或人格所作出的客观评价，常常与道德有关。

nature： 指天生的、不可改变性格。

personality： 主要指一个人稳定的心理特征。

disposition： 书面用词，指人的主要爱好或思想、精神方面的重要习性、气质。也可指短暂的情绪。

complexion： 指由思维方式、态度和情绪所决定的本质特征。

nature 双语例句

1. The nature of the polymer is currently a trade secret.

这一聚合物的性质目前是个商业机密。

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2. The most amazing thing about nature is its infinite variety.

大自然最让人惊叹的是它的无限多样性。

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3. Rowe does a very clever riff on the nature of prejudice.

罗就偏见的本质讲了一番很精辟的话。

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4. The advances in communications altered the nature of information processing.

通讯技术的进步使信息处理发生了质的改变。

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5. Her description of the nature and action of poisons is amazingly accurate.

他对一些毒药的性质和作用的描述惊人地准确。

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nature 实用场景例句

the beauties of nature

自然界中美好的东西

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man-made substances not found in nature

自然界里找不到的人造物质

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nature conservation

自然保护

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the forces/laws of nature

自然力 / 规律

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Just let nature take its course.

就顺其自然吧。

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Her illness was Nature's way of telling her to do less.

她的疾病是天意在告诉她不要太劳累。

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It's not in his nature to be unkind.

他天生不会刻薄。

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She is very sensitive by nature .

她生性很敏感。

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We appealed to his better nature (= his kindness) .

我们设法唤起他的善良本性。

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the changing nature of society

不断变化的社会性质

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It's difficult to define the exact nature of the problem.

很难给这个问题确切定性。

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My work is very specialized in nature .

我的工作特点是非常专业化。

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books of a scientific nature

科学书籍

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The most amazing thing about nature is its infinite variety.

大自然最让人惊叹的是它的无限多样性。

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...grasses that grow wild in nature.

自然界里各种野生的草

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Mr Sharp would not comment on the nature of the issues being investigated.

夏普先生不愿就被调查问题的性质发表评论。

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...the ambitious nature of the programme...

雄心勃勃的计划

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Jeya feels that her ambitious nature made her unsuitable for an arranged marriage...

耶娅觉得她不安分的个性不适合包办的婚姻。

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She trusted people. That was her nature...

她信任别人，这是她的天性。

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All these activities are against nature.

所有这些活动都是违背常理的。

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She was very anxious to get away from cities and back to nature.

她特别渴望离开城市，回归自然。

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Peacekeeping, by its nature, makes pre-planning difficult...

维和行动本身的特点决定了预先制订计划很困难。

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One could argue that smoking, by its very nature, is addictive.

有人可能认为抽烟从本质上说就具有成瘾性。

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I'm afraid I have to answer a call of nature.

抱歉我要去趟洗手间。

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Of course, in the nature of things, and with a lot of drinking going on, people failed to notice...

喝了那么多酒，大家当然没能察觉到。

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Many have already died, and in the nature of things many more will die.

很多人已经死去，更多的人势必也将会死去。

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There is movement towards, I think, something in the nature of a pluralistic system...

我想，出现了某种向类似多元体系转变的趋势。

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It was in the nature of a debate rather than an argument.

那更像是一场辩论，而不是争吵。

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Planning ahead had always come as second nature to her...

预先计划一直是她的习惯。

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It's not easy at first, but it soon becomes second nature.

起初不容易，但很快就习惯了。

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