English Dictionary

nature

/ˈneɪ.tʃə/

noun

(uncountable, often capitalized) The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology.

I love spending time in nature.

意味（1）

(uncountable, often capitalized) The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology.

I oft admire

How Nature, wise and frugal, could commit

I oft admire How Nature, wise and frugal, could commit Such disproportions.

意味（2）

The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.

Vliss.: ... One touch of nature makes the whole world kin,

That all with one consent praise new-borne gaudes,

Though they are made and moulded of things past,

And goe to dust, that is a little guilt,

Vliss.: ... One touch of nature makes the whole world kin, That all with one consent praise new-borne gaudes, Though they are made and moulded of things past, And goe to dust, that is a little guilt, More laud then guilt ore-dusted.

意味（3）

The distinguishing characteristic of a person or thing, understood as its general class, sort, type, etc.

For the French, it was impossible for them to serve her in that nature.

意味（4）

(UK military, obsolete) Synonym of caliber: the class of a gun.

...One Hundred of each Nature of Case-Shot...

意味（5）

The vital functions or strength of someone or something, especially (now dialect) as requiring nourishment or careful maintenance or (medicine) as a force of regeneration without special treatment.

Any such corrasiue, sharpe or eager medicine... as the said H. shal think his nature is vnable to suffer...

意味（6）

The need to urinate and defecate.

He withdrew from the Company to ease Nature.

意味（7）

(now chiefly African-American Vernacular) Sexual desire.

She marvelled "What he saw in such a baby

"As that prim, silent, cold Aurora Raby?"

...Why Adeline had this slight prejudice

...For me appears a question far too nice,

Since Adeline was liberal by Nature;

But Nature’s Nature, and has more caprices

She marvelled What he saw in such a baby As that prim, silent, cold Aurora Raby?" ...Why Adeline had this slight prejudice ...For me appears a question far too nice, Since Adeline was liberal by Nature; But Nature’s Nature, and has more caprices Than I have time, or will to take to pieces...

意味（8）

(now chiefly UK regional and African-American Vernacular) Spontaneous love, affection, or reverence, especially between parent and child.

Lady. ... Come you Spirits,

That tend on mortall thoughts, vnsex me here,

...make thick my blood,

Stop vp th'accesse, and passage to Remorse,

That no compunctious visitings of Nature

Lady. ... Come you Spirits, That tend on mortall thoughts, vnsex me here, ...make thick my blood, Stop vp th'accesse, and passage to Remorse, That no compunctious visitings of Nature Shake my fell purpose...

意味（9）

(now rare) A product of the body's physical form, especially semen and vaginal fluids, menstrual fluid, and (obsolete) feces.

...vnkyndely synne by which man or womman shedeth hire nature in manere or in place ther as a child may nat be conceyued...

意味（10）

(now rare) A part of the body's physical form, especially (obsolete) the female genitalia.

... offer her the Horse, and... wash her Nature with cold Water ...