| 释义 |
idiomin a state of natureused about something natural that has not been affected by the modern world:Let me live upon this mountain, in the state of nature and innocence described by Rousseau.Citizens are better off under any system than they would be under a state of nature if there were no political organization.
in a state of nature1. In a primitive, uncivilized state, as one would find in nature; lacking political, legal, or moral order. Humans in a state of nature will choose self-preservation over any notion of altruism every time. The paleo diet, which focuses almost entirely on unrefined, unprocessed foods, argues that it most closely resembles the diet of humans in a state of nature. 2. Not wearing any clothes; naked. My roommate constantly walks around the house in a state of nature. I think I'm going to find a new place to live. in a state of nature 1 in an uncivilized or uncultivated state. 2 totally naked. 3 (in Christian theology) in a morally unregenerate condition, unredeemed by divine grace. |