Hutton was born in 1726 into a prosperous Scottish family, and enjoyed the sort of material comfort that allowed him to pass much of his life in a genially expansive round of light work and intellectual betterment.
赫顿1726年生于一个富裕的苏格兰家庭,享受着舒适的物质
件,所以能以工作轻松、全面提高学识的方式度过大半辈子。