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nature

音節na・ture 発音記号/néɪtʃɚ｜‐tʃə/

【名詞】

1 [しばしば N] 【不可算名詞】 自然，天然; 自然界; 自然力，自然現象 《★しばしば擬人化して女神扱い; Mother Nature 「母なる自然」と戯言的にもいう》.

用例

the laws of nature 自然の法則. the balance of nature 自然(界)の均衡. in the course of nature 自然の成り行きで. destroy [preserve] nature 自然を破壊[保護]する. make use of the forces of nature 自然(界)の力を利用する. Nature is the best physician. 《諺》 自然は最良の医師.

2 a 【不可算名詞】 [具体的には 【可算名詞】] (人・動物の)本性，天性，性質.

用例

human nature 人間性. one's better nature 良心. He has a generous nature. 彼は寛大な性質の持ち主だ. It's not (in) my nature to be cruel. 残酷なのは私の天性ではない. It's not (in) his nature to be cruel to animals. 動物にむごいことをするのは彼の性に合わない. Habit is second nature. 習慣は第二の天性.

b [the nature] 〔ものの〕本質，特質，特徴 〔of〕.

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the nature of love 愛の本質. the nature of atomic energy 原子力の特徴.

c 【可算名詞】 [通例修飾語を伴って] (…の)性質の人.

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optimistic natures 楽天的な人たち.

3 [単数形で; 通例修飾語を伴って] 種類 〔of〕.

用例

matters of this nature この種の事柄. His music is mostly of a classical nature. 彼の作る音楽はたいていクラシックな種類に属する.

4 【不可算名詞】

a (文明にゆがめられない)人間の自然の姿.

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Return to nature! 自然に帰れ.

b 自然物，実物.

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draw [paint] a thing from nature 実物を写生する. true to nature 真に迫った.

5 【不可算名詞】

a 活力，体力.

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enough food to sustain nature 体力を保つに足る食物.

b 肉体[生理]的要求.

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answer a call of nature 生理的要求 《大小便など》を満たす. Nature calls. 便意を催す. ease [relieve] nature 用便をする.

名詞としての「nature」のイディオムやフレーズ

agàinst náture	áll náture
by náture	by one's (véry) náture
cóntrary to náture	in a státe of náture
in náture	in [of] the náture of…
in [by，from] the náture of thíngs [the cáse]	lèt náture tàke its cóurse
or sómething of thát náture

［ラテン語「生まれ(もったもの)」の意; 【形容詞】 natural］

斎藤和英大辞典

Nature

性向；根性；生得；如何；性根；生れ付き；天然；性分；自然；天性

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nature

性；人；天地；精；天；持前；性情；風物；風月；性質；質；造化；実景；意地；体力

和英河川・水資源用語集

nature

自然

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nature (naturalenvironment)

自然

学術用語英和対訳集

nature

素質; 本性; 自然

JST科学技術用語日英対訳辞書

nature

本質; 質; 性状; 森羅万象; 意地; 自然界; 自然さ; ネーチュア; 性分; 気質; 天性; 大自然; 風月; 性根; ネイチャー誌

ライフサイエンス辞書

nature

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性質, 本質, 自然, ネイチャー

関連語

character, disposition, essence, native, natural, naturally, propensity, property, spontaneous, spontaneously

用例

in nature [本来，もともと]

In nature, the attachment of sugars to small molecules is often used to mediate targeting, mechanism of action and/or pharmacology. (Nat Biotechnol)

Autoimmune responses directed against the central nervous system (CNS) have generally been considered pathogenic in nature. (Trends Neurosci)

in nature [自然界において，天然に]

DNA and RNA polymerases have evolved in nature to function in specific environments with specific substrates. (Curr Opin Biotechnol)

Carbohydrates are highly abundant biomolecules found extensively in nature. (Annu Rev Biochem)

the nature of [〜の性質]

The nature of the alloreactive T-cell response is not yet clearly understood. (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA)

of different nature [異なった性質の]

The elution band profiles of propranolol calculated with the bi-Moreau isotherm model for solutions of salts of different natures (CaCl(2), CsCl, Na(2)SO(4)) in the same mobile phase agree very well with the experimental band profiles. (Anal Chem)

the unique nature of [〜のユニークな性質]

Together, these studies further underline the unique nature of the M. smegmatis chromosomal transfer system. (Mol Microbiol)

the conservative nature of [〜の保守的な本質]

The recent spate of moral condemnation of fraud in science reflects the conservative nature of scientists. (Nature)

the multifunctional nature of [〜の多機能な性質]

Many subunits of dynactin have been characterized, elucidating the multifunctional nature of this complex. (J Cell Biol)

natureの共起表現

日本語WordNet(英和)

nature

【名詞】

1

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

(the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions)

it is his nature to help others 他を助けることが彼の性質である

2

それによって何かが認められる必須の特性または特徴

(the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized)

it is the nature of fire to burn 燃えることは、火の性質である the true nature of jealousy 嫉妬の本質

3

特定のタイプのもの

(a particular type of thing)

he's interested in trains and things of that nature 彼は、列車とその種の事柄に興味がある matters of a personal nature 個人的な性質の問題

4

動植物、風景などを含む自然な物質的世界

(the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.)

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

5

宇宙で創造し、制御している病因

(a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe)

the laws of nature 自然の法則 nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women 自然は、男性が女性より強いように見える

>>「nature」に関する類語一覧

EDR日英対訳辞書

nature

素生；性向；種姓；心柄；気風；性格；素性；素姓；キャラクター；心掟；性質；質；人格；風；心様；生理的だ；根心

日英・英日専門用語辞書

nature

素質，本性，自然，内容，性質

クロスランゲージ 37分野専門語辞書

Nature

自然系

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nature

本性; 特質; 性質; 素質; 本質; 自然界; 自然; 天性; 大自然

Weblio英語表現辞典

nature

訳語 物事の本質

Weblio英和対訳辞書

Nature

性質

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Nature

大自然

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(one's) nature

性分

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nature

性向, 根性, 天成, 得体, 気, 心性, 性分, 自然, 性質, 心根, 自然界, 造化, 禀性, 山川草木, 性, ネイチャー, 賦性, 天機, 性根, 資質, 天地, 性情, 性格, 本然, 大自然, 柄, 人となり, 為人, 質, 風雲, 気立て, 気だて, 気立, 天資, 天生, 天然, 天性

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nature

ネーチャー

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one's nature

〈生まれつきの性質〉・土性骨, 性癖, 〈天性〉・持ち前, 〈天性〉・生まれつき, 資質, 〈性質〉・天性, 〈性質〉・心根, 持って生まれた性分

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one's nature [ disposition]

人となり

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Wiktionary英語版

nature

出典:『Wiktionary』 (2012/04/06 19:46 UTC 版)

別の表記

• natuer (廃れた用法)

語源

From Middle English natur, nature, from Old French nature, from Latin natura (“birth, origin, natural constitution または quality”), future participle from perfect passive participle (g)natus (born), from deponent verb (g)nasci (“to be born, originate”) + future participle suffix -urus. Replaced native Middle English cunde, icunde (“nature, property, type, genus, character”) (from 古期英語 ġecynd), Middle English lund (“nature, disposition”) (from Old Norse lund), Middle English burthe (“nature, birth, nation”) (from 古期英語 ġebyrd かつ Old Norse *byrðr). More at kind.

発音

• (RP) IPA: /ˈneɪtʃə/, SAMPA: /"neItS@/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈneɪtʃɚ/, SAMPA: /"neItS@`/
• 韻: -eɪtʃə(r)
• ハイフネーション: na‧ture

名詞

nature (countable かつ uncountable; 複数形 natures)

1. (uncountable) The natural world; consisting of all things unaffected by or predating human technology, production and design. e.g. the natural environment, virgin ground, unmodified species, laws of nature.
   • 1891, Oscar Wilde, The Decay of Lying

     Nature has good intentions, of course, but, as Aristotle once said, she cannot carry them out. When I look at a landscape I cannot help seeing all its defects. It is fortunate for us, however, that Nature is so imperfect, as otherwise we should have no art at all. Art is our spirited protest, our gallant attempt to teach Nature her proper place. As for the infinite variety of Nature, that is a pure myth. It is not to be found in Nature herself. It resides in the imagination, or fancy, or cultivated blindness of the man who looks at her.

2. The innate characteristics of a thing. What something will tend by its own constitution, to be or do. Distinct from what might be expected or intended.
   • 1869, Horatio Alger, Mark the Match Boy Chapter 16

     Mark hardly knew whether to believe this or not. He already began to suspect that Roswell was something of a humbug, and though it was not in his nature to form a causeless dislike, he certainly did not feel disposed to like Roswell.

3. The summary of everything that has to do with biological, chemical and physical states and events in the physical universe.

派生語

Terms derived from nature

animal nature back to nature bad nature by nature call of nature defy the laws of nature crime against nature freak of nature good nature human nature

law of nature/laws of nature let nature take its course Mother Nature nature morte nature preserve nature reserve nature strip nature study nature worship second nature

Look at pages starting with nature.

関連する語

Terms etymologically related to nature

antenatal innate nascent natal nation national

nationality native nativity nativization nativism natural

naturism naturalism perinatal prenatal

動詞

nature (三人称単数 現在形 natures, 現在分詞 naturing, 過去形および過去分詞形 natured)

1. (obsolete) To endow with natural qualities.

外部リンク

• nature in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• nature in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

統計情報

• Most common English words before 1923: cried · general · king · #361: nature · answered · thousand · looking

アナグラム

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