1 [U] all the plants, animals, etc in the universe and all the things that happen in it that are not made or caused by people 大自然;自然界:
the forces of nature (for example volcanoes, hurricanes, etc)大自然的力量(如火山、飓风等)the wonders/beauties of nature大自然的奇观╱美景
2 [C,U] the qualities or character of a person or thing (人的)天性,性情;(事物的)本质,性质:
He's basically honest by nature.他基本上是个品性老实的人。It's not in his nature to be unkind.他生来为人温和。It's human nature never to be completely satisfied.永远不会完全满足是人的天性。
3 [sing] a type or sort of sth 种类;类型:
I'm not very interested in things of that nature.我对那种东西没有太大兴趣。books of a scientific nature科学类书籍
4-natured (used to form compound adjectives 用于构成复合形容词) having a particular quality or type of character 有…性质或性格的:
a kind-natured man本性善良的人