in·dig·e·nous
adjective/ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/
/ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/
(formal)- (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
synonym native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 - 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。
Extra ExamplesTopics People in societyc1- 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。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryIndigenous is used with these nouns:- community
- culture
- inhabitant
- …
- the indigenous peoples/languages of an area
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。
- The kangaroo is indigenous to Australia.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin indigena ‘a native’ + -ous.