- n. 自然；性质；本性；种类
- n. (Nature)人名；(法)纳蒂尔
词组搭配
against nature
unnatural; immoral
不合常情的，反常的；邪恶的
someone's better nature
the good side of a person's character; their capacity for tolerance, generosity, or sympathy
人性中善良的一面
Charlotte planned to appeal to his better nature.
夏洛特打算求助于他善良的一面。
call of nature
used euphemistically to refer to a need to urinate or defecate
(婉)要去厕所
from nature
(in art) using natural scenes or objects as models
（艺术用语）写生
get (或 go) back to nature
return to the type of life (regarded as being more in tune with nature) that existed before the development of complex industrial societies
回归自然
in the nature of
similar in type to or having the characteristics of
类似…的；属…一类的
a week at home would be in the nature of a holiday.
在家里待一周和度假没什么区别。
in the nature of things
inevitable
必然，理所当然
it is in the nature of things that the majority of music prizes get set up for performers rather than composers.
大部分的音乐奖项理所当然是为演奏者而不是为作曲者设立的。
inevitably
必然地，理所当然地
in the nature of things, old people spend much more time indoors.
当然，老年人在室内时间多得多。
in a state of nature
in an uncivilized or uncultivated state
未开化状态的；野生状态的
totally naked
裸体的
(Christian Theology)in a morally unregenerate condition, unredeemed by divine grace
(基督教神学)未得神恩的有罪状态
the nature of the beast
(informal)the inherent or essential quality or character of something, which cannot be changed
(非正式)（无法更改的）本性