| 释义 |
aboriginal/æbəˈridʒin(ə)l/ adj. & n.●adj. 1 (of races and natural phenomena) inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists (指种族和自然现象)土著的或最早存在的 2 (作 Aboriginal) of the Australian Aboriginals or their languages 澳大利亚土著民的或土语的 ●n. 1 an aboriginal inhabitant 土著，土著民 2 (作 Aboriginal) = ABORIGINE 2 3 (作 Aboriginal) any of the Australian Aboriginal languages 澳大利亚各土著语言 [as ABORIGINE + -AL]■ Usage 用法说明 With reference to indigenous Australians, Aborigine is the preferred term in the singular with Aboriginals preferred for the plural. The adjective is always Aboriginal. 对于澳大利亚土著人的称谓，较多用的单数形式为 Aborigine ，复数形式为 Aboriginals 。形容词形式永远是 Aboriginal 。 |