Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3140
native
本国的；家乡的
Belonging to one by birth, as one's country or language.
如 native language（母语）、native country（祖国）。
- 1.
Belonging to one by birth.
与生俱来的
- 2.
Aboriginal to a colonized region, especially one colonized by English-speaking people. (Compare native, which is more general.)
被殖民地区的土著,尤其是被英语国家殖民的地区。(与更广义的“native”比较。)
- 3.
Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
土著的
- 4.
Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.
本地出生或生长的；非外来或进口的
- 5.
Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by humans.
在特定地点自然发生的,与人类引入的物种相对
- 6.
Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.
与所讨论的系统或架构相关的
- 7.
Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form.
以纯态或未化合形式自然存在的
- 8.
Arising by birth; having an origin; born.
由出生产生的；有起源的；天生的
- 9.
Original; constituting the original substance of anything.
原始的；构成任何事物原始物质的
- 10.
Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).
自然相关的；同源的；有联系的
本地的；当地的；原生的；土著的；原住民的；天生的；先天的；原生的；本机的；天然的；自然态的
In use
Her native language is Spanish.
The panda is native to China.
He returned to his native country after many years abroad.
be native to + place
表示物种原产于某地时常用此结构。
This plant is native to South America.
这种植物原产于南美洲。
native + noun
修饰名词，表示与本地或本土相关的特征。
She speaks English with a native accent.
她讲英语带有本土口音。
Common mistakes
This plant is native China.This plant is native to China.
形容词 'native' 和表示地域的名词搭配时，必须使用介词 'to'，表示原产于某地。
Connections
Collocations
- native language
- 母语
- My native language is Chinese.我的母语是中文。
- native speaker
- 说母语的人
- She is a native speaker of English.她是英语母语者。
- native country
- 祖国；出生国
- He returned to his native country after many years abroad.在国外多年后，他回到了祖国。
- native land
- 故乡；祖国
- They fought for their native land.他们为祖国而战。
- native species
- 本地物种
- The forest is home to many native species.这片森林是许多本地物种的家园。
- native habitat
- 原生栖息地
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Native音似'内提我'，联想'内心提出我出生于此地'，即本地的、土生的。
Context & Register
通常用于描述与出生地或原产地相关的事物，多用于中性或正式语境。
Grammar Note
常作定语或用于be native to结构，表示原产于某地
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ive share the same spelling but differ in stress and vowel quality. For example, native /ˈneɪtɪv/ stresses the first syllable with /eɪ/, while active /ˈæktɪv/ has /æ/. Naïve has a different vowel sequence /aɪˈiv/ and stress pattern.
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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