原书拼音: /tʰiːn⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³/
nature (of a species, organism, etc.); innate disposition; temperament
用例
天性放誕
to have an unrestrained temperament
形色,天性也。
其俗,寬則隨畜,因射獵禽獸為生業,急則人習戰攻以侵伐,其天性也。
It is their custom to herd their flocks in times of peace and make their living by hunting, but in periods of crisis they take up arms and go off on plundering and marauding expeditions. This seems to be their inborn nature.