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[哲] (事物的內部聯系) essence
(原來的品質; 素質) nature; innate character; intrinsic quality
an essential distinction
本質差別
at heart
在本質上
an essential aspect
本質方面
a nonessential aspect
非本質方面
the essence and the outward appearance
本質和現象
see through the appearance to the essence
透過現象看本質
The two things are the same in outward form but different in essence.
這兩樣東西外表上相同, 但本質上不同。