单词 | human nature |
释义 | human naturen. The inherent character or nature of human beings; the sum of traits, characteristics, and predispositions attributed to or associated with human beings. Cf. nature n. 7a. ΘΚΠ the world > people > [noun] > nature of man mannisheOE fleshc1000 mannessc1225 mankina1325 mankinda1325 naturec1390 flesh and bloodc1450 human nature1474 humankind?1504 humanities1613 homineity1660 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Play of Chess iii. ii. 89 God wylle that our humayne nature [Fr. Dieux a fait home de tele nature] be couetous of two thynges that is of Religion And of wysedom. 1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) i. sig. Aiijv/1 This creatour thenne made man, and nature humayne comune. 1576 E. Aggas tr. P. de Mornay Def. of Death sig. B All the imperfections of humain nature, which before..vnder the lightnes of youth lay hidden, are therein reuealed and doo come to perfection. 1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 17 The sixt place declares this prohibition to be as respectles of human nature. 1764 T. Harmer Observ. Passages Script. Pref. There is a sameness in human nature every where, under the like degree of uncultivatedness. 1803 T. R. Malthus Ess. Princ. Population (new ed.) iv. vii. 540 One of the most delightful passions in human nature—parental affection. 1878 J. Morley Carlyle in Crit. Misc. 202 Human nature is not led for so long by lies. 1935 M. Demiashkevich Introd. Philos. of Educ. 340 The basic dualism of human nature seems to be man's tendency to oscillate between the egotistical and the non-egotistical or altruistic, between the material and spiritual. 2006 Nuts 11 Aug. 59 I think a topless girl is just very sexy. And it's just human nature—everyone loves a good rack, don't they? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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