everything that exists in the world independently of people, such as plants and animals, earth and rocks, and the weather
the qualities that make sb/sth different from others; character
a type; sort
"it is the nature of fire to burn"
"the true nature of jealousy"
"the laws of nature"
"nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women"
"they tried to preserve nature as they found it"
"it is his nature to help others"
"problems of this type are very difficult to solve"
"he's interested in trains and things of that nature"
"matters of a personal nature"
The fleeting nature of riches.
出自: H. Martineau
Men have a physical as well as spiritual nature.
出自: R. W. Dale
The unquestioning truthfulness of a sunny nature.
出自: F. W. Farrar
He is a noble little nature.
出自: H. James
The nature of moral or political action.
出自: R. G. Collingwood
Children..whose natures are so absorbed in the mere process of growing.
出自: Day Lewis
Due to the nature of its use..the road..was usually referred to as Lovers' Lane.
出自: E. Caldwell
That kind of talk was a part of her Catholic convert nature.
出自: L. Hellman
The nature and properties of a material determine the methods used in processing.
出自: J. S. Foster
Not in the grain of my nature to be candid and confessional.
出自: H. Jacobson
To know nature is to love her.
这里用her,其实是把大自然拟人化了。