1.the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized;
it is the nature of fire to burn
2.a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe;
the laws of nature
3.the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.;
they tried to preserve nature as they found it
4.the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions;
it is his nature to help others
5.a particular type of thing;
problems of this type are very difficult to solve
自然既用作名词指具有无穷多样性的一切存在物,也用作形容词指天然的,非人为的或不做作,不拘束,不呆板,非勉强的。