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[哲] (事物的内部联系) essence
(原来的品质; 素质) nature; innate character; intrinsic quality
									
										an essential distinction
										本质差别
									
									
									
										at heart
										在本质上
									
									
									
										an essential aspect
										本质方面
									
									
									
										a nonessential aspect
										非本质方面
									
									
									
										the essence and the outward appearance
										本质和现象
									
									
									
										see through the appearance to the essence
										透过现象看本质
									
									
									
										The two things are the same in outward form but different in essence.
										这两样东西外表上相同, 但本质上不同。