native
adjective /ˈneɪtɪv/
/ˈneɪtɪv/
Idioms 出生地的;儿时居住地的 - your native land/country/city
你的故乡/祖国/故里 - Her native language is Korean.
她的母语是朝鲜语。 - It is a long time since he has visited his native Chile.
他很久没有回故乡智利了。
- His work is barely known in his native country of Sweden.
他的著作在他的祖国瑞典鲜有人知。 - I returned to my native city last year to find it little changed since my childhood.
去年回到老家,发现从小到大变化不大。
- your native land/country/city
本地的;当地的 - native Berliners
土生土长的柏林人
- native Berliners
- [only before noun] (sometimes offensive) connected with the people who originally lived in a country before other people, especially white people, came there
土著的;土著人的 - The native peoples depend on the forest for their livelihoods.
土著族群以森林为生。 - The island's native population began disappearing due to exposure to diseases.
由于接触疾病,岛上的土著人口开始消失。 - native art
土著艺术 - The festival is a celebration of native art and culture.
这个节日是对本土艺术和文化的庆祝。 - a record of Native American life
美洲土著生活的记录
- The native peoples depend on the forest for their livelihoods.
- (of animals and plants
) existing naturally in a place动植物 synonym indigenous see also non-native原产于某地的;土产的;当地的 - the native plants of America
美国的土生植物 - native species
当地的物种 - native to… The tiger is native to India.
这种虎原产于印度。 - Some animals are in danger because their native habitat is being destroyed.
一些动物处于危险之中,因为它们的栖息地正在被破坏。
- Starlings do serious damage to native bird populations.
椋鸟对本地鸟类种群造成严重损害。 - Introduced species are often a threat to native plants.
引进的物种常威胁原生植物。 - There are about 17 hedgehog species native to Europe, Asia and Africa.
在欧洲、亚洲和非洲,约有17种原生刺猬。
- the native plants of America
- [only before noun] that you have naturally without having to learn it
synonym innate天赋的;与生俱来的 - native cunning
与生俱来的狡猾 - He had to rely on his native wit.
他不得不依靠自己天生的智慧。
- native cunning
- (of a metal or another mineral) found in a pure state
土著的;土著人的 - native gold/silver/copper
天然金/银/铜 - Native copper was probably the first metal to be made into tools and weapons.
天然铜可能是第一种被制成工具和武器的金属。
- native gold/silver/copper
- (computing
) designed for or built into a particular system, especially using the language or computer code associated with a particular computer or processor计算机 原产于某地的;土产的;当地的 - Native apps still generally perform better than web apps, but the gap is shrinking.
本地应用程序通常仍比网络应用程序表现更好,但差距正在缩小。 - Early programmers worked in native computer code or machine language.
早期的程序员用本地计算机代码或机器语言工作。
- Native apps still generally perform better than web apps, but the gap is shrinking.
词源late Middle English: from Latin nativus, from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci.
Idioms
go native
- (often humorous) (of a person staying in another country
) to try to live and behave like the local people移居异国的人 入乡随俗;同化 - You will be able to meet local people, eat local food and ‘go native’.
你将能够认识当地人,吃当地的食物,并“融入当地”。
- You will be able to meet local people, eat local food and ‘go native’.