native

['neitiv]

adj.本国的, 本土的, 当地的
n.土著, 本地人, 本国人

a.

1. 天生的

2. 出生地的, 祖国的, 家乡的[B]

They are native speakers of English.

他们的母语是英语。

He has been away from his native Poland for three years.

他离开故土波兰已有三年了。

3. 本土的, 本国的, 土生的[B][(+to)]

The giant panda is native to China.

大熊猫是中国特有的动物。

She was native to Taipei.

她原籍台北。

4. (某地)特有的, 原产的[(+to)]

5. 土人的, 土著的

Native American

美洲原住民; 印第安人

6. 天然的, 自然的; 朴素的

I am still struck by the native beauty of the lake.

我仍然为湖泊的自然美所吸引。

n.[c]

1. 本地人, 本国人[(+of)]

Are you a native here, or just a visitor?

你是本地人? 或者只是过客?

2. 土著, 原住民[P1]

3. (某地)原有的动(植)物[(+of)]

The kangaroo is a native of Australia.

袋鼠是澳大利亚的土生动物。

词形变化

副词: natively | 名词: nativeness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.天生的

natural  original  indigenous  

同义参见:

countryman  constitutional  primitive  component  organic  national  liver  

反义:

a.家乡的; 本国的

foreign  alien  

反义参见:

exotic  

英英释义

名词 native:

a person who was born in a particular place; an indigenous person

同义词：indigen, indigene

形容词 native:

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

belonging to one by birth

characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning

同义词：aboriginal

as found in nature in the elemental form

短语词组

go native

1. 过当地人的生活

After living in South Africa for 20 years, he had gone completely native.

他在南非住了二十年, 已完全适应当地人的生活方式。

补充

nativenative英:[ˈneitiv] 美:[ˈnetɪv]adj.1.出生地的, 故乡的, 本国的He read a poem in his native language.他用母语朗读了一首诗。At the end of the year some people will go back to their native homes.年终时, 有些人要回故乡去。2.当地(人)的; 原产于某地的Our best man was sent to treat with the native leaders.我们最能干的人被派去和当地领导人谈判。Tobacco is native to America.烟草是美洲的土产。The panda is native to West China.熊猫产于中国西部。3.天生的, 有天赋的His native musical ability impressed his teacher.他天生的音乐才能给老师留下了深刻印象。The ability to swim is native to fish.鱼生来就会游泳。n.1.当地人, 本地人Are you a native, or just a visitor?你是本地人还是外来人?The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。

例句

1. 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. Mother Teresa visited her native Albania.特蕾莎修女访问了她的祖国阿尔巴尼亚。 3. She spoke not only her native language, Swedish, but also English and French.她不仅讲母语瑞典语, 还讲英语和法语。 4. We have our native inborn talent, yet we hardly use it.我们拥有与生俱来的才能, 但几乎不加利用。 5. He's a native Californian.他是个土生土长的加利福尼亚人。 6. traditional native species such as oak, beech, and birch传统的当地物种, 如橡树、山毛榉、桦树等 7. a project to create a 50 acre forest of native Caledonian pines种植50英亩喀里多尼亚土生松树林的项目 8. Many of the plants are native to Brazil.这些植物中有很多原产地在巴西。 9. These are the only lilies native to Great Britain.这是仅有的几种原产于英国的百合花。 10. native people were allowed to retain some sense of their traditional culture and religion.当地原住民获准可以保留一些自己的传统文化和宗教。 11. You don't think he's gone native, do you?你认为他并没有入乡随俗, 是吗？ 12. Simon White was a native of Birmingham.西蒙•怀特是伯明翰本地人。 13. two Dutch volunteer workmen, natives of Tilburg两位荷兰志愿者, 蒂尔堡当地人 14. The coconut palm is a native of Malaysia.这种椰子树原产于马来西亚。 15. 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。 16. a native of Montreal.一个生于蒙特利尔的人。 17. an eighteen-year-old Brooklyn native.一个18岁的布鲁克林本地人。 18. New York in the summer was too hot even for the natives.夏季的纽约连当地人也觉得热得够呛。 19. the marigold is a native of southern Europe.金盏花是欧洲南部的土生植物。 20. he's a native New Yorker.他是土生土长的纽约人。 21. her native country.她的祖国。 22. a ceremonial native dance from Fiji.斐济当地人的仪式舞蹈。 23. eagle owls aren't native to Britain.雕鸮并非英国原产。 24. Scotland's few remaining native pinewoods.苏格兰现存的为数不多的几片原产松林。 25. some last vestige of native wit prompted Guy to say nothing.最后那点儿天生急智使盖伊一言不发。 26. a jealousy and rage native to him.他那种生来就有的嫉妒和狂暴。 27. your native language/country/city本国语；祖国；出生的城市 28. native Londoners伦敦本地人 29. native art/dance土著的艺术╱舞蹈 30. This plant is native to South America.这种植物是南美土生的。 31. a native species/habitat土生的物种；原产地 32. a native of New York纽约本地人 33. I'm a native New Yorker. [=I was born in New York]我是纽约本地人。 34. people who are native to France法国本土人 35. He's a hero in his native country.他是祖国的英雄。 36. "After 30 years, I am finally returning to my native land."*30年后，我终于回到了我的故乡。 37. "She speaks English, but it's not her native [=first] language/tongue."她说英语，但英语不是她的母语。 38. She has a native ability to learn quickly.她天生有很强的学习能力。 39. his native wit他与生俱来的才智。 40. native [=indigenous] birds and animals本地的鸟兽 41. The island is home to several native species of trees.这个岛上有几种本地树种。 42. birds that are native to the continent生活在这块大陆上的鸟类 43. Increasing pollution is endangering the plant's native habitat.日益严重的污染正对这种植物的自然生长环境造成威胁。 44. native societies土著社会 45. native art/traditions土著人的艺术/传统 46. native inhabitants/peoples土著居民/民族 47. "After a few weeks, she was comfortable enough to go native and wear shorts to work."几周后，她很好地适应了当地习俗，穿上短裤工作。 48. She's a native of France who moved to the United States when she was 15.她是法国人，15岁时搬来美国。 49. I'm a California native.我是加州本地人。 50. He wishes he could speak Spanish like a native.他希望自己的西班牙语说得和西班牙人一样地道。 51. The plant is a native of Central and South America.这种植物原产于中美洲和南美洲。