单词 | nature |
释义 | Word Frequency nature(ˈneɪtʃə) noun 1. the fundamental qualities of a person or thing; identity or essential character 2. (often capital, esp when personified) the whole system of the existence, arrangement, forces, and events of all physical life that are not controlled by humankind 3. all natural phenomena and plant and animal life, as distinct from human beings and their creations 4. a wild primitive state untouched by humans or civilization 5. natural unspoilt scenery or countryside 6. disposition or temperament 7. tendencies, desires, or instincts governing behaviour 8. the normal biological needs or urges of the body 9. sort; kind; character 10. the real appearance of a person or thing a painting very true to nature 11. accepted standards of basic morality or behaviour 12. biology the complement of genetic material that partly determines the structure of an organism; genotype Compare nurture (sense 3)13. Irish sympathy and fondness for one's own people or native place she is full of nature 14. against nature 15. by nature 16. call of nature 17. from nature 18. in the nature of Word origin C13: via Old French from Latin nātūra, from nātus, past participle of nascī to be born |
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