nature

temper, character, nature, personality, disposition, complexion

名词 nature:

1. the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
2. a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
3. the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
4. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
5. a particular type of thing

1. After a while, driving becomes second nature to you.
   过不多久，开车的动作就像本能的反应一样了。
2. Cats and dogs have quite different natures dogs like company, cats are independent.
   猫和狗的习性迥异－－狗喜欢有伴，猫爱独来独往。
3. Nature is at its best in spring.
   春天里万物欣欣向荣。
4. It's her nature to be generous.
   慷慨大方是她的天性。

na.ture

n.（名词）
The material world and its phenomena.
物质界：物质世界及其现象
The forces and processes that produce and control all the phenomena of the material world:
自然力：产生和控制所有物质世界现象的力量和进程：
例句：
the laws of nature.
自然法则

The world of living things and the outdoors:
生物界：生物或外界的世界：
例句：
the beauties of nature.
自然美

A primitive state of existence, untouched and uninfluenced by civilization or artificiality:
自然态：存在的原始状态，没有被文化和人为接触和影响的：
例句：
couldn`t tolerate city life anymore and went back to nature.
不能再忍受城市生活，返回自然

Theology Humankind`s natural state as distinguished from the state of grace.
【神学】 原始状态：和优雅的状态有别的人类的自然状态
A kind or sort:
类型，种类：
例句：
confidences of a personal nature.See Synonyms at type
人内在的自信参见 type

The essential characteristics and qualities of a person or thing:
本性：人或事最基本的性格或品质：
例句：
.She was only strong and sweet and in her nature when she was really deep in trouble.(Gertrude Stein)
.她仅是外表坚强和纯真，实质上在她的心中却充满烦恼.(格特鲁德·斯坦)

The fundamental character or disposition of a person; temperament:
脾气性格：人的本质性情和性格；性情：
例句：
.Strange natures made a brotherhood of ill.(Percy Bysshe Shelley)
.喜怒无常的性情导致了手足情谊恶劣.(珀西·比希·雪莱)

The natural or real aspect of a person, place, or thing.See Synonyms at disposition
本性：人、地方或事的自然或真实的一面参见 disposition
The processes and functions of the body.
身体的运作或功能

来源：
Middle English [essential properties of a thing]
中古英语 [事物的内在属性]
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin n3tôra
源自 拉丁语 n3tôra
from n3tus [past participle of] n3sco [to be born] * see gen…-
源自 n3tus [] n3sco的过去分词 [出生] *参见 gen…-