素质sùzhì 1.指事物本来的性质。{nature; essential character of sth.} 2.same as素养{sùyǎng}: 提高军事～。{enhance the military quality of the troops} 3.心理学上指人的神经系统和感觉器官上的先天的特点。{(psychol.) diathesis; constitutional characteristics of the human nervous system and sense organs}