nature

against nature

unnatural; immoral

不合常情的，反常的；邪恶的

someone's better nature

the good side of a person's character; their capacity for tolerance, generosity, or sympathy

人性中善良的一面

Charlotte planned to appeal to his better nature.

夏洛特打算求助于他善良的一面。

call of nature

used euphemistically to refer to a need to urinate or defecate

(婉)要去厕所

from nature

(in art) using natural scenes or objects as models

（艺术用语）写生

get (或 go) back to nature

return to the type of life (regarded as being more in tune with nature) that existed before the development of complex industrial societies

回归自然

in the nature of

similar in type to or having the characteristics of

类似…的；属…一类的

a week at home would be in the nature of a holiday.

在家里待一周和度假没什么区别。

in the nature of things

inevitable

必然，理所当然

it is in the nature of things that the majority of music prizes get set up for performers rather than composers.

大部分的音乐奖项理所当然是为演奏者而不是为作曲者设立的。

inevitably

必然地，理所当然地

in the nature of things, old people spend much more time indoors.

当然，老年人在室内时间多得多。

in a state of nature

in an uncivilized or uncultivated state

未开化状态的；野生状态的

totally naked

裸体的

(Christian Theology)in a morally unregenerate condition, unredeemed by divine grace

(基督教神学)未得神恩的有罪状态

the nature of the beast

(informal)the inherent or essential quality or character of something, which cannot be changed

(非正式)（无法更改的）本性