natural

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作为形容词,指与自然界或本能相关的,如天然的、正常的或未经人为干预的;作为名词,指白痴(旧用法,现已不常用)。

用法要点

句型搭配

常用于描述事物或人的自然属性,如 'It's natural to...' 表示某事是自然的或正常的。

• It's natural to feel nervous before a speech.
• She has a natural talent for music.

介词用法

与介词 'for' 连用表示适合或本能,如 'natural for someone to do something';与 'in' 连用表示在某个方面自然。

• It's natural for children to be curious.
• He is natural in his leadership style.

语域说明

在正式和非正式语境中都常用,形容词义广泛用于日常、学术和商务场景;名词义 '白痴' 已过时,现代英语中应避免使用。

• Natural resources are vital for the economy.
• Avoid using 'natural' as a noun in modern contexts.

基础例句

It's natural to feel tired after a long day of work.

工作一整天后感到疲劳是很自然的。

She has a natural ability to make people laugh.

她天生就有逗人笑的能力。

We should protect natural habitats for wildlife.

我们应该保护野生动物的自然栖息地。

高级例句

The study focuses on natural selection in evolutionary biology.

这项研究聚焦于进化生物学中的自然选择。

In business, a natural leader inspires confidence and teamwork.

在商业中,天生的领导者能激发信心和团队合作。

Natural gas is a key energy source in modern economies.

天然气是现代经济中的关键能源来源。

高频搭配

verb

look naturalfeel naturalseem naturalcome natural

adjective

natural beautynatural disasternatural habitatnatural light

noun

natural resourcesnatural selectionnatural gasnatural environment

adverb

perfectly naturalcompletely naturalinherently natural

preposition

natural fornatural innatural to

phrase

in its natural stateby natural meansa natural fit

常见错误

❌ 错误:He is a natural in playing piano.
✓ 正确:He is a natural at playing piano.

错误使用了介词 'in',正确应为 'at',表示在某方面有天赋。

❌ 错误:It's natural that he will come.
✓ 正确:It's natural that he should come.

在 'It's natural that...' 句型中,常用 'should' 表示建议或预期,而不是 'will' 表示未来。

近义词辨析

normal

'normal' 强调符合标准或常规,而 'natural' 更侧重与生俱来或未经人为改变的本质。

It's normal to have doubts (符合常规), but it's natural to feel fear in danger (本能反应).

instinctive

'instinctive' 特指出于本能的、自动的反应,而 'natural' 含义更广,可包括物理或环境属性。

Her instinctive reaction was to run (本能反应), while the natural landscape was breathtaking (自然景观).