indigenous
adjective /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/
/ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/
(formal)- belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else
本地的；当地的；土生土长的 - the indigenous peoples/languages of the area
该地区的本地人／语言 - indigenous to… The kangaroo is indigenous to Australia.
袋鼠原产于澳大利亚。
Topics Animalsc1- 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口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 population.
南极洲没有原住人口。 - Several indigenous African languages are used in the country.
该国使用几种非洲土著语言。 - The reserve supports a wide range of indigenous species.
那个保护区育有许多本地物种。
Collocations DictionaryIndigenous is used with these nouns:- community
- culture
- inhabitant
- …
词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin indigena ‘a native’ + -ous. - the indigenous peoples/languages of the area