temper, character, nature, personality, disposition, complexion

名詞 nature:

1. the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
2. a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
3. the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
4. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
5. a particular type of thing

1. After a while, driving becomes second nature to you.
   過不多久，開車的動作就像本能的反應(yīng)一樣了。
2. Cats and dogs have quite different natures dogs like company, cats are independent.
   貓和狗的習(xí)性迥異－－狗喜歡有伴，貓愛獨來獨往。
3. Nature is at its best in spring.
   春天里萬物欣欣向榮。
4. It's her nature to be generous.
   慷慨大方是她的天性。

na.ture

n.（名詞）
The material world and its phenomena.
物質(zhì)界：物質(zhì)世界及其現(xiàn)象
The forces and processes that produce and control all the phenomena of the material world:
自然力：產(chǎn)生和控制所有物質(zhì)世界現(xiàn)象的力量和進(jìn)程：
例句：
the laws of nature.
自然法則

The world of living things and the outdoors:
生物界：生物或外界的世界：
例句：
the beauties of nature.
自然美

A primitive state of existence, untouched and uninfluenced by civilization or artificiality:
自然態(tài)：存在的原始狀態(tài)，沒有被文化和人為接觸和影響的：
例句：
couldn`t tolerate city life anymore and went back to nature.
不能再忍受城市生活，返回自然

Theology Humankind`s natural state as distinguished from the state of grace.
【神學(xué)】 原始狀態(tài)：和優(yōu)雅的狀態(tài)有別的人類的自然狀態(tài)
A kind or sort:
類型，種類：
例句：
confidences of a personal nature.See Synonyms at type
人內(nèi)在的自信參見 type

The essential characteristics and qualities of a person or thing:
本性：人或事最基本的性格或品質(zhì)：
例句：
.She was only strong and sweet and in her nature when she was really deep in trouble.(Gertrude Stein)
.她僅是外表堅強和純真，實質(zhì)上在她的心中卻充滿煩惱.(格特魯?shù)隆に固?/b>)

The fundamental character or disposition of a person; temperament:
脾氣性格：人的本質(zhì)性情和性格；性情：
例句：
.Strange natures made a brotherhood of ill.(Percy Bysshe Shelley)
.喜怒無常的性情導(dǎo)致了手足情誼惡劣.(珀西·比?！ぱ┤R)

The natural or real aspect of a person, place, or thing.See Synonyms at disposition
本性：人、地方或事的自然或真實的一面參見 disposition
The processes and functions of the body.
身體的運作或功能

來源：
Middle English [essential properties of a thing]
中古英語 [事物的內(nèi)在屬性]
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin n3tôra
源自 拉丁語 n3tôra
from n3tus [past participle of] n3sco [to be born] * see gen…-
源自 n3tus [] n3sco的過去分詞 [出生] *參見 gen…-