プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
せいしつ【性質】
❶〔生まれつきの気質〕one's nature; one's disposition ⇒きしょう(気性)
性質がよい[悪い]
be good-natured [ill-natured]
明るい性質の娘
a girl with a cheerful disposition
もともと彼は性質が傲慢(ごうまん)だ[おとなしい]
He is arrogant [docile] by nature.
娘は父に似て芸術家肌の性質だ
The daughter takes after her father in having an artistic temperament.
❷〔物の本来の特性〕a property; a nature
ある種の野草は病気を治す性質がある
Some herbs have healing properties.
問題の性質上注意深い扱いが必要だ
Because of its nature, this problem requires careful handling.