It was in the nature of things.

这是事物的本质。

The icy spray that attacked the shoulders like splinters of fine glass was in the nature of a cross.

像精美玻璃碎片一样袭击肩膀的冰冷水花具有十字架的性质。

The process to be issued was in the nature of replevin, directed to the sheriff of the parish, commanding him to take me into custody, and detain me until the decision of the court.

将要发布的程序具有replevin的性质，针对教区的治安官， 命令他拘留我，并拘留我直到法院做出决定。

But it was in the nature of fathers, Fred knew, to bully one about expenses: there was always a little storm over his extravagance if he had to disclose a debt, and Fred disliked bad weather within doors.

但弗雷德知道，父亲的本性就是在开支问题上欺负一个人：如果他不得不披露债务，他的奢侈总是会引发一场小风暴，而且弗雷德不喜欢室内的恶劣天气。

But it was in the nature of things that the initial shock of their arrival should have left them with slender reserves either of indignation or astonishment; even Mallinson, after his first outburst, subsided into a mood of half-bewildered fatalism.

但就事物的本质而言，他们到来时最初的震惊本应使他们对愤慨或惊讶保持微弱的保留；就连马林森，在他第一次爆发之后，也陷入了半信半疑的宿命论情绪中。