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native/ˈneitiv/ n. & adj.●n. 1a (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 of) a person born in a specified place, or whose parents are domiciled in that place at the time of the birth 本地人 a native of Bristol 布里斯托尔本地人 b a local inhabitant 本地居民 2 offens. a member of a non-white indigenous people, as regarded by the colonial settlers [冒犯] (被殖民定居者看作非白人的)土人，土著 3 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 of) an indigenous animal or plant 当地的动物(或植物) 4 an oyster reared in British waters, esp. in artificial beds (生长在英国水域尤指人工养殖的)牡蛎 a Whitstable native 惠特斯特布尔牡蛎 5 Austral. a white person born in Australia [澳]出生在澳洲的白人 ●adj. 1 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 to) belonging to a person or thing by nature; inherent; innate (属于人或物)本质的；固有的；天生的 spoke with the facility native to him 带着先天的温顺对他说 2 of one's birth or birthplace 出生的；生日的；出生地的 native dress 本族服装; native country 祖国 3 belonging to one by right of birth (由于出生权而)属于某人的 4 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 to) belonging to a specified place 属于某一特定地方的 the anteater is native to S. America 食蚁动物是南美特有的 5a (esp. of a non-European) indigenous; born in a place (尤指非欧洲)本土的；出生地的 b of the natives of a place 当地的 native customs 当地风俗 6 unadorned; simple; artless 无装饰的；简单的；自然的 7 Geol. (of metal etc.) found in a pure or uncombined state 【地质】(金属等)纯的；非混合状态的 8 Austral. & NZ resembling an animal or plant familiar elsewhere [澳新]与别处的动物(或植物)相似的 native cat 当地猫; native oak 本地橡树 □ go native (of a settler) adopt the local way of life, esp. in a non-European country (移居者)适应了本地的生活方式(尤指非欧洲国家的生活方式) □ natively adv.□ nativeness n.[Middle English (earlier as adj.) via Old French natif -ive or Latin nativus from nasci nat- ‘be born’] |