【Nature】
nature n. ①自然,自然界,自然狀態 ② 本性,性質
例:Cats and dogs have quite different natures—dogs like company, but cats are independent.
貓和狗的習性迥異——狗喜歡有伴兒,貓愛獨來獨往。
It’s her nature to be generous.
慷慨大方是她的天性。
搭配:in nature 性質上,本質上:
The liberation of the whole nation in 1949 was a great change in nature.
1949年的全國解放是本質上的改變。
in the nature of sth. 與……類似,以……風格:
His speech is in the nature of an apology.
他講的話就算是道歉。
拓展:natural a. 自然的,自然界的
It is natural that he should fall in love with such a beautiful girl.
他愛上那位美麗的姑娘是很自然的事