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native

adjective
 
🔊/ˈneɪtɪv/
🔊/ˈneɪtɪv/
Idioms
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  1.  
     [only before noun] connected with the place where you were born and lived for the first years of your life出生地的；儿时居住地的
    • your native land/country/city你的故乡／祖国／故里
    • Her native language is Korean.她的母语是朝鲜语。🔊🔊
    • It is a long time since he has visited his native Chile.他很久没有回故乡智利了。🔊🔊
    see also native speaker
    Extra Examples
    • His work is barely known in his native country of Sweden.他的著作在他的祖国瑞典鲜有人知。
    • I returned to my native city last year to find it little changed since my childhood.去年，我回到故乡，发现自小时候起就没有什么变化。
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     [only before noun] connected with the place where you have always lived or have lived for a long time本地的；当地的
    • native Berliners土生土长的柏林人
  3. [only before noun] (sometimes offensive) connected with the people who originally lived in a country before other people, especially white people, came there土著的；土著人的
    • The native peoples depend on the forest for their livelihoods.土著族群以森林为生。
    • The island's native population began disappearing due to exposure to diseases.由于暴露于疾病，岛上的土著人口开始消失。
    • native art土著艺术
    • The festival is a celebration of native art and culture.这个节日是对本土艺术和文化的庆祝。
    • a record of Native American life美洲原住民的记录
  4. (of animals and plants动植物) existing naturally in a place原产于某地的；土产的；当地的 synonym indigenous see also non-native
    • the native plants of America美国的土生植物
    • native species当地的物种
    • native to… The tiger is native to India.这种虎原产于印度。🔊🔊
    • Some animals are in danger because their native habitat is being destroyed.一些动物正面临危险，因为其原生栖息地遭到破坏。
    Extra Examples
    • Starlings do serious damage to native bird populations.八哥对本地鸟类造成严重损害。
    • Introduced species are often a threat to native plants.引进的物种常威胁原生植物。
    • There are about 17 hedgehog species native to Europe, Asia and Africa.在欧洲、亚洲和非洲，约有17种原生刺猬。
  5. [only before noun] that you have naturally without having to learn it天赋的；与生俱来的 synonym innate
    • native cunning与生俱来的狡猾
    • He had to rely on his native wit.他不得不依靠他的本机。
  6. (of a metal or another mineral) found in a pure state土著的；土著人的
    • native gold/silver/copper原生金/银/铜
    • Native copper was probably the first metal to be made into tools and weapons.天然铜可能是第一种被制成工具和武器的金属。
  7. (computing计算机) designed for or built into a particular system, especially using the language or computer code associated with a particular computer or processor原产于某地的；土产的；当地的
    • Native apps still generally perform better than web apps, but the gap is shrinking.本地应用程序通常仍然比Web应用程序具有更好的性能，但是差距正在缩小。
    • Early programmers worked in native computer code or machine language.早期的程序员使用本机计算机代码或机器语言工作。
    8. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin nativus, from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci.
Idioms
go native
  1. (often humorous) (of a person staying in another country移居异国的人) to try to live and behave like the local people入乡随俗；同化
    • You will be able to meet local people, eat local food and ‘go native’.您将能够结识当地人，品尝当地美食并“外出”。

native

noun
 
🔊/ˈneɪtɪv/
🔊/ˈneɪtɪv/
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  1.  
     a person who was born in a particular country or area出生于某国（或某地）的人
    • a native of New York纽约人
    • The 18 year-old Rome native excels in ballet, hip-hop and tap.这位18岁的罗马本地人擅长芭蕾舞，嘻哈和踢踏。
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    • She was a native of Edinburgh, born and bred.她是爱丁堡人，出生并育种。
    • A native of Austria, he emigrated to London in 1956.他是奥地利人，于1956年移居伦敦。
    • She was not a native of the island, but had lived there for many years.她不是在那个岛出生的，但在那儿生活了很多年。
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     a person who lives in a particular place, especially somebody who has lived there a long time本地人；当地人 synonym local
    • You can always tell the difference between the tourists and the natives.游客与当地人之间的区别一望即知。🔊🔊
    • She speaks Italian like a native.她的意大利语说得和意大利人一样。🔊🔊
    • Athens in the summer is too hot even for the natives.夏天的雅典对当地人来说也太热了。
  3. (old-fashioned, offensive) a word used in the past by Europeans to describe a person who lived in a place originally, before white people arrived there（旧时欧洲人用以称呼先于白人居住在某地的人）土著
    • disputes between early settlers and natives早期移民和土著之间的纷争
  4. an animal or a plant that lives or grows naturally in a particular area本地的动物（或植物）
    • The kangaroo is a native of Australia.袋鼠是产于澳大利亚的动物。🔊🔊
    • The plants are natives of southern European limestone mountains.这些植物是欧洲南部石灰岩山脉的原生植物。
    5. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin nativus, from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci.