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单词 second nature
释义
second nature
noun[U]
uk
/ˌsek.ənd ˈneɪ.tʃər/us
/ˌsek.ənd ˈneɪ.tʃɚ/
If something is secondnatureto you, you are sofamiliarwith it that you can do iteasilywithoutneedingtothinkvery much about it:
第二天性；习性
I used tohatecomputers, but using them is secondnaturetome now.我曾经讨厌电脑，但现在使用电脑成为了我的习惯。
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(Definition ofsecond naturefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

second nature| American Dictionary

second nature
noun[U]
us
/ˈsek·ənd ˈneɪ·tʃər/
something that is sofamiliarthat it is done without having tothinkabout it:
Using thecomputeris second nature to me now.
(Definition ofsecond naturefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsecond nature

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Without innocent victims, the 'secondnature' of such people cannot be fulfilled.
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They exist in a situation where they are permitted the free fulfilment of their 'secondnature' without harming the innocent.
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Because agencies in my theory are explicitly political and strategic players, "institutional politics" issecondnatureto them.
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In addition, life under those conditions would result in frustration not fulfilment of one'ssecondnatureand would result in a progressive loss of being.
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But he would disagree over whether any prescriptions or strategy could, through an effort of will, alter a fully formedsecondnature.
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A most effective way to teach was by practicing pluralism, doing collective bargaining over and over until it becamesecondnature.
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Like many skills, once learned it becomessecondnatureand it is easy to assume that it is an ability which everyone has.
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For me, this idea is nowsecondnature.
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This is why incorporating physical dynamics into instruments is a good idea, but one easily overlooked because dynamic control is so muchsecondnature.
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The continued frustration of desires entails the lack of fulfilment of one'ssecondnatureand, hence, a loss of being.
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These ideas are insensitive to the notion of asecondnatureof the holes.
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In addition, life under those conditions would result in frustration, not fulfilment, of one'ssecondnatureand would result in a progressive loss of being.
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Not only is thissecondnatureto him: he also knows the advantages that derive from these concepts.
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It's been important to absorb that element so that it becomessecondnaturerather than feeling your way self-consciously into a folk world.
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We treat it as sort ofsecondnature, as normal behaviour, but it isn't.
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