nature essence internal substantial spirit physique quiddity innate character intrinsic quality
Though off-puttingly complicated in detail, local taxes are in essence simple.
虽然地税在细节上复杂得要命,但在本质上却很简单。
—— 柯林斯例句Rowe does a very clever riff on the nature of prejudice.
罗就偏见的本质讲了一番很精辟的话。
—— 柯林斯例句One could argue that smoking, by its very nature, is addictive.
有人可能认为抽烟从本质上说就具有成瘾性。
—— 柯林斯例句An outsider might misconstrue the nature of the relationship.
外人也许会误解这种关系的本质。
—— 柯林斯例句The thinking is good-hearted, but muddled and fundamentally unsound.
这个想法的出发点是好的,但是条理混乱,而且本质上是错误的。
—— 柯林斯例句