native
名詞
定義 native 名詞
- Countable(可數名詞)
a person born in a specific place, or a plant or animal that naturally lives or grows in a particular area, not introduced from elsewhere.
本地人；土生植物；本地動物
A resident who was born in Monaco.
一個出生在摩納哥的居民。
The red squirrel is indigenous to the UK.
紅松鼠是英國的原生物種。
This plant is a native species to this region.
這種植物是這個地區的原生物種。
- Countable(可數名詞)offensive(冒犯性)
an extremely offensive term for a person who lived in a country, especially in Africa, before European colonization.
（尤指非洲的）土著，土人
形容詞
定義 native 形容詞
- B2Before noun(前置形容詞)
relating to a person's country or place of birth, or someone who was born in a particular place.
出生國的；出生地的；土生土長的
She went back to her native Japan to live and work.
她回到她的出生地日本生活和工作。
She is a native of California.
她是加利福尼亞的本地人。
He enjoys the food from his native land.
他喜歡他家鄉的食物。
- C2
used to describe plants and animals that grow naturally in a specific location, and were not brought from elsewhere.
（動植物）原產於（某地）的，土生的
Henderson Island in the Pacific has over 55 endemic species of native flowering plants.
太平洋的亨德森島擁有超過55種原生的開花植物。
Horses are not native to America; they were introduced by the Spanish.
馬並不是美洲的原生動物；它們是由西班牙人引進的。
This butterfly is a native species of this area.
這種蝴蝶是這個地區的原生物種。
- B2Before noun(前置形容詞)
relating to the first people who lived in a particular area.
土著的，原住民的
The Aboriginal people are the native inhabitants of Australia.
原住民是澳大利亞的土著居民。
the native population
土著人口
native customs and traditions
土著風俗和傳統
- Before noun(前置形容詞)
A native ability or characteristic is one that a person or thing possesses naturally, as a fundamental part of their nature.
天生的，與生俱來的
his native wit
他天生的智慧
She has a native talent for music.
她有天生的音樂才能
He has a native understanding of mathematics.
他對數學有天生的理解力
片語 native 形容詞
- someone's native language/tongue
The language a person learns from birth; the first language one is exposed to.
母語
• Her native language is Spanish, but she also speaks fluent English.
她的母語是西班牙語，但她也能說流利的英語。
成語
- go native
To adopt the lifestyle or customs of a foreign culture or place, often to the point of appearing native to it.
入鄉隨俗
• After spending a few months in Bali, she started wearing traditional local clothes and fully went native.
在峇里島待了幾個月後，她開始穿當地的傳統服裝，完全融入了當地的生活。