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单词 indigenous
释义

in·dig·e·nous

adjective
 
/ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/
/ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/
(formal)
  1.  
    (also Indigenous)
    (of people and their culture) coming from a particular place and having lived there for a long time before other people came there; relating to, belonging to or developed by these people来自一个特定的地方,并且在其他人到达那里之前已经在那里生活了很长时间;与这些人有关、属于这些人或由这些人开发的 synonym native
    • the indigenous peoples/languages of an area一个地区的土著人民/语言
    • Indigenous Australians/Canadians澳大利亚原住民/加拿大人
    • indigenous land/territory土著土地/领土
    • She campaigns for indigenous rights.她致力于争取土著权利。
    In Canada, the term Indigenous can be used to describe a member of any of the original peoples living in what is now Canada, including the First Nations, Inuit and Metis people. In Australia, Indigenous can be used to describe Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders: She was Canada's first Indigenous governor general. Indigenous Australians comprise hundreds of groups that have their own distinct set of languages and traditions.
    Extra Examples
    • Guatemala has one of the highest percentages of indigenous peoples of any country in the Americas.危地马拉是美洲土著人民比例最高的国家之一。
    • examples of truly indigenous music地道的本土音乐的几个范例
    • Antarctica has no indigenous human population.南极洲没有土著居民。
    • Several indigenous African languages are used in the country.该国使用多种非洲土著语言。
    Topics People in societyc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryIndigenous is used with these nouns:
    • community
    • culture
    • inhabitant
  2.  
    indigenous (to…) (of plants and animals) having originally developed in a particular place, rather than having been brought there from somewhere else最初是在某个特定地方发展起来的,而不是从其他地方带到那里的
    • The kangaroo is indigenous to Australia.袋鼠原产于澳大利亚。
    • The reserve supports a wide range of indigenous species.那个保护区育有许多本地物种。
    Topics Animalsc1
  3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin indigena ‘a native’ + -ous.
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