【Nature】
nature n. ①自然,自然界,自然状态 ② 本性,性质
例:Cats and dogs have quite different natures—dogs like company, but cats are independent.
猫和狗的习性迥异——狗喜欢有伴儿,猫爱独来独往。
It’s her nature to be generous.
慷慨大方是她的天性。
搭配:in nature 性质上,本质上:
The liberation of the whole nation in 1949 was a great change in nature.
1949年的全国解放是本质上的改变。
in the nature of sth. 与……类似,以……风格:
His speech is in the nature of an apology.
他讲的话就算是道歉。
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.
他爱上那位美丽的姑娘是很自然的事