Word · Frequency #16658
Aboriginal
澳大利亚原住民；澳洲土著
an Aboriginal person, especially one from Australia
- 1.
An animal or plant native to a region.
原产于某地区的动物或植物。
- 2.
An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia or other land.
澳大利亚土著居民
- 3.
a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
欧洲人到来时生活在澳大利亚的黑皮肤种族成员
- 4.
an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
在特定地方出生的土著人
原住民；土著；本地物种；原生物种；原产于某地区的动物或植物。；澳大利亚土著居民；欧洲人到来时生活在澳大利亚的黑皮肤种族成员
In use
The aboriginal shared ancient stories of his people with the children.
Many aboriginals are fighting for their land rights in court.
The museum has a special exhibit on the history of the aboriginals in this region.
the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students
Connections
Collocations
- Australian Aboriginals
- 澳大利亚原住民
- Australian Aboriginals have lived on the continent for over 50,000 years.澳大利亚原住民已在这片大陆上生活了五万多年。
- the aboriginals of the island
- 该岛的原住民
- The aboriginals of the island lived in small coastal villages.该岛的原住民曾住在小型沿海村庄。
- an aboriginal of the rainforest
- 雨林的一种本地物种
- This orchid is an aboriginal of the rainforest.这种兰花是雨林里的一个本地物种。
Pop culture & quotes
- We, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia, invite you to walk with us in a movement of the Australian people for a better future.
- 我们，澳大利亚原住民与托雷斯海峡岛民，邀请你们与我们同行，在澳大利亚人民迈向更美好未来的运动中并肩前进。This is the closing line of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, a 2017 document that asks for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in Australia's constitution.这是《乌鲁鲁心之宣言》的结束语。该2017年文件要求在澳大利亚宪法中设立原住民与托雷斯海峡岛民之声。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 ab + original（最初的）：从一开始就在那里，就是原住民或本地物种。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：谈及澳大利亚原住民时（常写作 Aboriginal）、生物学或生态学中指原生于某地区的动植物、历史或人类学文献中泛指原住民 作名词时，若专指澳大利亚原住民，通常写作大写 Aboriginal；泛指某地原住民或本地物种时多为正式或书面用法。日常口语中更常用形容词形式或 Aboriginal person，直接作名词可能显得生硬或带旧式色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
original 与 aboriginal 押韵（词尾均为 /dʒənəl/）。marginal、criminal 拼写相近但韵母不同；aborigine、indigenous 与 aboriginal 同源或近义，但发音差别较大，注意不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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