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the aborigine
定冠词特指某个土著。
The aborigine told stories of his ancestors.
那位土著讲述了他祖先的故事。
土著居民
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土著居民
an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
The aborigine told stories of his ancestors.
那位土著讲述了他祖先的故事。
复数: aborigines
国家的原住民；原始居民的成员。
A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.
土著
an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
某地区的原生动植物
The native flora and fauna of an area.
澳大利亚原住民
a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
The aborigine shared his knowledge of the local plants with the researchers.
这位土著居民与研究人员分享了他对当地植物的知识。
Many aborigines have lived in this region for thousands of years.
许多土著居民在这个地区已经生活了数千年。
She wrote a book about the traditions of an aborigine tribe.
她写了一本关于某个土著部落传统的书。
定冠词特指某个土著。
The aborigine told stories of his ancestors.
那位土著讲述了他祖先的故事。
不定冠词泛指一个土著。
She met an aborigine in the forest.
她在森林里遇到一个土著。
复数形式表示多个土著。
Many aborigines live in remote areas.
许多土著居住在偏远地区。
形容词可修饰 aborigine，如 native, local 等。
The local aborigine showed us the way.
当地的土著给我们指了路。
Not this
He is studying aborigine culture.
Use this
He is studying aboriginal culture.
'aborigine' 是名词，不能用作形容词；修饰文化等应用形容词 'aboriginal'。
Not this
The aborigine has a rich history.
Use this
The aborigines have a rich history.
当泛指土著居民群体时，应用复数形式 'aborigines'，动词也需用复数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
澳大利亚原住民
Many Australian Aborigines live in cities today.
如今许多澳大利亚原住民住在城市里。
最早的原住民
The original aborigines of this area were hunter-gatherers.
这个地区最早的原住民以狩猎采集为生。
原住民部落
The explorers encountered an aborigine tribe in the rainforest.
探险者在雨林中遇到了一个原住民部落。
原住民文化
The museum has a special exhibition on aborigine culture.
博物馆有一个关于原住民文化的特别展览。
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助记：拆成 'a + b + origine'，联想 b 代表最初的居民，origine 像 origin（起源），从起源地来的人就是原住民。（纯联想，非词源）
语域：mixed 常见场景：历史叙述、正式书面语、澳大利亚英语讨论 该词作为“原住民”通称时，多用于历史、人类学或正式书面语；在澳大利亚英语中指“澳大利亚原住民”时，通常被认为已过时且可能带有冒犯性，较常用 Aboriginal person 或 Indigenous person。
可数名词
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