a native of [place]
collocation某地的本地人；出生在某地的人
He is a native of Seoul, so he knows the city well.
他是首尔本地人，所以很了解这座城市。
本地人；当地人
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本地人；当地人
a person who was born in a particular place or country
An Australian native shared his knowledge about local culture.
一位澳大利亚本地人分享了他对当地文化的了解。
本地人；在某地出生的人
A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.
被殖民地区的土著居民,尤其是被英语国家殖民的地区
An aboriginal inhabitant of a colonized region, especially one colonized by English-speaking people. (Compare native, which is more general.)
出生于某地的本地人
an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
土著血统的人,区别于外来者或殖民者；也指美洲或澳大利亚的土著居民
A person of aboriginal descent, as distinguished from a person who was or whose ancestors were foreigners or settlers/colonizers. Alternative letter-case form of Native (aboriginal inhabitant of the Americas or Australia).
These flowers are natives of North America.
这些花是北美洲的土生种。
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Though raised abroad, he considers himself a native of that country.
虽然他在国外长大，但他认为自己仍是那个国家的本地人。
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the art of the natives of the northwest coast
西北海岸原住民的艺术
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he is a native of Brazil
他是巴西本地人
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某地的本地人；出生在某地的人
He is a native of Seoul, so he knows the city well.
他是首尔本地人，所以很了解这座城市。
（某地的）当地人；土著居民
The natives of the island welcomed the visitors warmly.
岛上的当地人热情地欢迎了来访者。
某地的原生（动）植物
These flowers are natives of the Alps.
这些花是阿尔卑斯山的原生植物。
向母语者请教；问母语者
If you are not sure about the pronunciation, ask a native.
如果你不确定发音，就去问母语者。
入乡随俗；被当地生活方式同化
After living in Japan for ten years, she has gone completely native and even dreams in Japanese.
在日本住了十年后，她已完全入乡随俗，甚至做梦都用日语。
母语；本族语
It's always a pleasure to hear someone speak in their native tongue.
听到有人用母语说话总是一件令人愉快的事。
本地出生的人；本地子弟
The senator, a native son of Ohio, gave his victory speech in Cleveland.
这位参议员是俄亥俄州本地人，他在克利夫兰发表了胜选演讲。
土著人开始骚动不安。
A common saying in old adventure films, used to describe a group of people who are becoming unhappy or excited and may cause trouble.
老冒险电影中的常见说法，用来形容一群人开始不满或激动，可能会惹麻烦。
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把 native 拆成 N + at + ive：出生在某地(at)的人，就是这个地点的 native（本地人/原住民）。
语域：mixed 常见场景：talking about a person's birthplace、language learning and teaching、historical or anthropological discussion of indigenous peoples、biology and ecology contexts 作名词时，native 的语域随义项而变：指“本地人”或“母语者”时通常为中性；但在涉及殖民历史中的“原住民/土著”时，多用于历史或人类学语境，且现代使用中有时会被认为不妥或过时，需根据具体场合判断。
可数名词，复数形式为natives。
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