1 ADJ [ADJ n] . 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 . 出生地的;儿时居住的
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. 本国人;本地人
Native is also an adjective.
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. 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)
Native is also an adjective.
4 ADJ [ADJ n] (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. (语言)本国的,出生地的
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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。
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French is not my native tongue.
法语不是我的母语。
SYN mother, indigenous, vernacular
5 ADJ [ADJ n] (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. (动植物)当地土生的,原产地的
6 ADJ [ADJ n] (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. (能力或品质)生来就有的,天赋的
7 PHRASE [VERB inflects] (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. (移居他国的人)入乡随俗,同化 [disapproval]
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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。
ThesaurusWord PartnershipWord Link
Thesaurus | native Also look up: |
N. | citizen, resident 2 |
Word Partnership | Use native with: |
N. | native country, native land 1 native language, native tongue 4 |
Word Link | nat ≈ being born : innate, native, neonatal |
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