the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"その人特有の行動や反応を決定する感情的、知的特質の複合体質
例:it is his nature to help others 他を助けることが彼の性質である
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"それによって何かが認められる必須の特性または特徴質
例:it is the nature of fire to burn 燃えることは、火の性質である
the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it"動植物、風景などを含む自然な物質的世界自然界
例:They tried to preserve nature as they found it. 彼らは自然を見つけた時に自然を保存するように努力した。
a particular type of thing; "problems of this type are very difficult to solve"; "he's interested in trains and things of that nature"; "matters of a personal nature"特定のタイプのもの性質