natural是什么意思

natural

英 ['n?t?(?)r(?)l] 美 ['n?t?r?l]

natural 自然的，天生的

來(lái)自nature,自然。

natural (adj.): c. 1300, naturel, "of one's inborn character; hereditary, by birth;" early 14c. as "of the world of nature (especially as opposed to man)," from Old French naturel "of nature, conforming to nature; by birth," and directly from Latin naturalis "by birth, according to nature," from natura "nature" (see nature).

From late 15c. as "not miraculous, in conformity with nature." Meaning "easy, free from affectation" is attested from c. 1600. Of things, "not artificially created," c. 1600. As a euphemism for "illegitimate, bastard" (of children), it is first recorded c. 1400, on notion of blood kinship (but not legal status).

Natural science is from late 14c.; natural law is from early 15c. Natural order "apparent order in nature" is from 1690s. Natural childbirth first attested 1933. Natural life, usually in reference to the duration of life, is from late 15c. Natural history is from 1560s (see history). To die of natural causes is from 1570s.
natural (n.): "person with a natural gift or talent," 1925, originally in prizefighting, from natural (adj.). In Middle English, the word as a noun meant "natural capacity, physical ability or power" (early 14c.), and it was common in sense "a native of a place" in Shakespeare's day. Also in 17c., "a mistress."

2. Vintage ports must be decanted to remove natural sediments.: 上等的波爾圖葡萄酒必須倒入其他容器中以濾除自然沉淀物。

3. Mainline feminism was arguing for the inherent beauty of the natural woman.: 主流女權(quán)主義思想倡導(dǎo)女性天生的自然美。

4. I think they saw it as a natural progression for me.: 我想他們認(rèn)為這對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)是順理成章的。

5. Lorenzo was a natural leader who made friends easily.: 洛倫佐是天生的領(lǐng)袖，善于交友。