native

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  • adj.本地的;土著的;当地的;土著人的;出生地的;天赋的;原产于某地的;儿时居住地的
  • n.(旧时欧洲人用以称呼先于白人居住在某地的人)土著;本地人;当地人;本地的动物(或植物);出生于某国(或某地)的人

复数: natives

nat 出生,诞生 + -ive 人/物

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nativenative

adj.

1

出生地的;儿时居住地的
connected with the place where you were born and lived for the first years of your life

your native land/country/city

你的故乡 / 祖国 / 故里

It is a long time since he has visited his native Chile.

他很久没有回故乡智利了。

Her native language is Korean.

她的母语是朝鲜语。

2

本地的;当地的
connected with the place where you have always lived or have lived for a long time

native Berliners

土生土长的柏林人

3

土著的;土著人的
connected with the people who originally lived in a country before other people, especially white people, came there

native peoples

土著民族

native art

土著艺术

4

原产于某地的;土产的;当地的
existing naturally in a place

the native plants of America

美国的土生植物

The tiger is native to India.

这种虎产于印度。

native species

当地的物种

5

天赋的;与生俱来的
that you have naturally without having to learn it

native cunning

与生俱来的狡猾

习语

to try to live and behave like the local people

noun

1

出生于某国(或某地)的人
a person who was born in a particular country or area

a native of New York

纽约人

2

本地人;当地人
a person who lives in a particular place, especially sb who has lived there a long time

You can always tell the difference between the tourists and the natives.

游客与当地人之间的区别一望即知。

She speaks Italian like a native.

她的意大利语说得和意大利人一样。

3

(旧时欧洲人用以称呼先于白人居住在某地的人)土著
a word used in the past by Europeans to describe a person who lived in a place originally, before white people arrived there

disputes between early settlers and natives

早期移民和土著之间的纷争

4

本地的动物(或植物)
an animal or a plant that lives or grows naturally in a particular area

The kangaroo is a native of Australia.

袋鼠是产于澳大利亚的动物。

native

频次

  • 1
    ADJ . 出生地的;儿时居住的
    Your native country or area is the country or area where you were born and brought up

    It was his first visit to his native country since 1948...

    这是自1948年以来他首次回到自己的祖国。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 本国人;本地人
    A native of a particular country or region is someone who was born in that country or region.

    Dr Aubin is a native of St Blaise.

    奥宾博士是圣布莱斯人。

  • 3
    N-COUNT 土人,土著(一些欧洲人指非西方国家的原住民,可能具冒犯意味)
    Some European people use native to refer to a person living in a non-Western country who belongs to the race or tribe that the majority of people there belong to. This use could cause offence.

    They used force to banish the natives from the more fertile land.

    他们使用武力把土著居民驱逐出了比较肥沃的土地。

  • 4
    ADJ (语言)本国的,出生地的
    Your native language or tongue is the first language that you learned to speak when you were a child.

    She spoke not only her native language, Swedish, but also English and French...

    她不仅讲自己的母语瑞典语,还讲英语和法语。

  • 5
    ADJ (动植物)当地土生的,原产地的
    Plants or animals that are native to a particular region live or grow there naturally and were not brought there.

    ...a project to create a 50 acre forest of native Caledonian pines...

    营造50英亩喀里多尼亚土生松树林的项目

  • 6
    ADJ (能力或品质)生来就有的,天赋的
    A native ability or quality is one that you possess naturally without having to learn it.

    We have our native inborn talent, yet we hardly use it.

    我们有天生的才能,但我们却几乎未曾使用过。

  • 7
    PHRASE (移居他国的人)入乡随俗,同化
    If you say that someone who is living away from their own country goes native, you mean that they try to live and dress like the local people.

    You don't think he's gone native, do you? Perhaps he has married out there and decided he can't come home.

    你觉得他并没有入乡随俗,是吗?可能他和那里的人结了婚,认定回不了家了。

noun

1
indigenous plants and animals
2
an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
the art of the natives of the northwest coast
the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students
Synonym: indigen indigene aborigine aboriginal
3
a person born in a particular place or country
he is a native of Brazil

adj

1
belonging to one by birth
my native land
one's native language
2
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
the native North American sugar maple
many native artists studied abroad
3
characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
native Americans
the aboriginal peoples of Australia
Synonym: aboriginal
4
as found in nature in the elemental form
native copper

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  1. By cross-breeding with our native red deer , the sika deer have affected the gene pool

    通过与我们本地的赤鹿杂交,梅花鹿的基因库已经发生了改变。

  2. They 're eating so much that they 're pushing out native reef species .

    它们吃得过多以至于遏制了本地的珊瑚礁种群发展。

  3. It is a long time since he has visited his native Chile .

    他很久没有回故乡智利了。

  4. You can always tell the difference between the tourists and the natives .

    游客与当地人之间的区别一望即知。

  5. I tried speaking to her in her native tongue .

    我试着用她的本族语和她说话。

  6. Her native language is Korean .

    她的母语是朝鲜语。

  7. She longed to return to her native land .

    她渴望回到她的祖国。

  8. She speaks Italian like a native .

    她的意大利语说得和意大利人一样。

  9. It was his first visit to his native country since 1948

    这是自1948年以来他首次回到自己的祖国。

  10. Many of the plants are native to Brazil .

    这些植物中有很多原产地在巴西。

  11. Our programme ensures daily opportunities to practice your study language with native speakers .

    我们的学习课程保证你们每天有机会和讲母语的人一起进行语言练习。

  12. She spoke not only her native language , Swedish , but also English and French

    她不仅讲自己的母语瑞典语,还讲英语和法语。

  13. Feathers of various kinds are used by Native Americans for ceremonial purposes .

    美洲印第安人在举行仪式时用到各种羽毛。

  14. We have our native inborn talent , yet we hardly use it .

    我们有天生的才能,但我们却几乎未曾使用过。

  15. We were forbidden , under pain of imprisonment , to use our native language .

    我们被禁止使用母语,违者将被关进监狱。

  16. They used force to banish the natives from the more fertile land .

    他们使用武力把土著居民驱逐出了比较肥沃的土地。

  17. The eagle is the animal most sacred to the Native Americans .

    对印第安人来说,鹰是最神圣的动物。

  18. The French feel passionately about their native tongue .

    法国人对他们的母语非常热爱。

  19. French is not my native tongue .

    法语不是我的母语。

  20. Most native mammal species have been severely depleted .

    大多数本地哺乳动物的数量都已经大大减少了。

  21. When he left his native country , he said he would not return until it had been fully democratised .

    离开祖国时,他说直到国家完全实现民主化后他才会回来。

  22. Before all this the island was populated by native American Arawaks .

    在所有这一切发生之前,这个岛上居住的是印第安阿拉瓦克人。

  23. They say loggers are destroying rain forests and trampling on the rights of natives

    他们说伐木工人正在毁坏雨林,践踏土著居民的权利。

  24. Australians are justly proud of their native wildlife .

    澳大利亚人有充分的理由为他们的野生动物感到骄傲。

  25. Her latest conquest is an Italian who , interestingly enough , doesn 't speak a word of his native language .

    她新搭上了个意大利人。有意思的是,那个意大利人一句意大利语都不会说。

  26. Mother Teresa visited her native Albania .

    特雷莎修女访问了她的祖国阿尔巴尼亚。

  27. You don 't think he 's gone native , do you ? Perhaps he has married out there and decided he can 't come home .

    你觉得他并没有入乡随俗,是吗?可能他和那里的人结了婚,认定回不了家了。

  28. He recalls his native Bombay with cinematic exactness .

    对出生地孟买的回忆一幕幕清晰地呈现在他脑海里。

  29. Dr Aubin is a native of St Blaise .

    奥宾博士是圣布莱斯人。

  30. Chinese is my native language .

    汉语是我的母语。

前缀
e-出生,诞生

nation n. 国家

nat 出生,诞生 + -ion 行为,状态

nature n. 自然界

nat 出生,诞生 + -ure 表名词

后缀
e-人/物

detective n. 侦探

detect 侦查,发现 + -ive 人/物

captive n. 俘虏

capt 抓住,获取 + -ive 人/物

explosive adj. 爆炸的

ex- 出,出去 + plos 打,击 + -ive 人/物

motive n. 动机

mot 运动,移动 + -ive 人/物

objective adj. 客观的

object n.物体 + -ive 人/物

native aboriginal local 【导航词义:本土的】
native v. 出生地的;当地的
〔辨析〕

指人在某处出生长大的,只作定语;也指动植物原产于某地的,常后接介词 to。

〔例证〕

He is a native New Yorker.

他是个土生土长的纽约人。

She never saw her native land again.

她再也没见到自己的故土。

These elephants are native to Africa.

这些大象原产于非洲。

aboriginal v. 澳大利亚土著居民的;;〈正式〉土著的,土生土长的
〔辨析〕

指与澳大利亚土著居民有关的,首字母可大写;也可形容最早在某地生活的人或动物。

〔例证〕

aboriginal art/culture/inhabitants

土著艺术/文化/居民

He introduced the history of the issue of Aboriginal land rights.

他介绍了澳大利亚土著人土地权问题的历史。

local v. 本地的,当地的
〔辨析〕

指与某人所居住或所提到的地区有关的,通常作定语。

〔例证〕

a local doctor/newspaper

当地医生/地方报纸

the local authorities

地方当局

She works at the local science institute.

她在当地科研机构工作。

He bought the vase at the local craft fair.

他在当地的手工艺品集市上买了这个花瓶。

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

native与以下词性连用

n.

adj.

go native

入乡随俗;同化
to try to live and behave like the local people