天然

• 拼音: tiān rán
• 汉字拆解: 天 = heaven, nature; 然 = so, thus — natural, as nature made it

含义

Natural; occurring in nature; not artificial. Existing without human intervention or processing.

Used to describe things in their natural state: 天然气 (natural gas), 天然食品 (natural food), 天然美景 (natural scenery), 天然材料 (natural materials). Often appears in product marketing to emphasize purity. Can describe people: 天然呆 (naturally airheaded, innocent). Contrast with 人工 (artificial).

例句

1. 这款护肤品采用天然植物提取物，不含任何化学添加剂。
2. 西藏的天然美景让每一位游客都流连忘返。
3. 天然气是比煤炭更清洁的能源。

用法指南

语境: products, environment, description

语气: positive

正确说法

• 我更喜欢天然的东西。(I prefer natural things.)
• 这是天然形成的，不是人造的。(This formed naturally, it's not man-made.)

错误说法

• 加工过的食品不能称为'天然' (Processed foods cannot be called 天然 — reserve it for unprocessed, natural items)

起源与历史

Compound of 天 (sky, heaven, nature) + 然 (so, thus). Literally means 'as nature made it' or 'naturally so.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal