Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3140
native
本地人；当地人
a person who was born in a particular place or country
- 1.
A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.
本地人；在某地出生的人
- 2.
An aboriginal inhabitant of a colonized region, especially one colonized by English-speaking people. (Compare native, which is more general.)
被殖民地区的土著居民,尤其是被英语国家殖民的地区
- 3.
an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
出生于某地的本地人
- 4.
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).
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
- 5.
a person born in a particular place or country
出生在特定地方或国家的人
- 6.
A native speaker.
母语使用者
- 7.
indigenous plants and animals
本土动植物
- 8.
A native plant or animal.
本地动植物
- 9.
An oyster of species Ostrea edulis.
食用牡蛎(欧洲扁牡蛎)
母语者；说母语的人；原住民；土著；本地物种；原生植物（或动物）；欧洲平牡蛎；欧洲蚝；本地人；在某地出生的人
In use
An Australian native shared his knowledge about local culture.
These flowers are natives of North America.
Though raised abroad, he considers himself a native of that country.
the art of the natives of the northwest coast
he is a native of Brazil
Connections
Collocations
- a native of [place]
- 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。
- the natives
- （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。
- natives of [place]
- 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。
- ask a native
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- go native
- 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.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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）。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为natives。
Pronunciation & Spelling
在这组词中，只有 creative 与 native 押韵：重读元音及之后均为 /eɪtɪv/。relative、negative、positive、active、talkative 虽然拼写相近，但读音不同，注意不要从拼写直接推断读音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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