native

英 ['neɪtɪv] 美 ['neɪtɪv]

• adj. 本国的；本土的；当地的
• n. 土著；本地人；本国人

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. [A]出生地的,故乡的,本国的

   belonging to or being the place of one's birth

2. 当地(人)的

   not brought in from another place

3. 天生的,有天赋的

   (of a quality) belonging to sb from birth; not learned

n. (名词)

1. [C]当地人,本地人

   sb who lives in a place all the time or has lived there a long time

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 天生的，天赋的，生来的
2. 土著的，土人的，本地人的，土生的
3. 出生地的
4. 本国的，本地的，本土的，国内的
5. 天然的，自然的
6. 特有的，原产的，土产的
7. 朴素的
8. 祖国的，家乡的

n. 名词

1. 土著，土人，当地的人，原住民
2. 当地人，本地人，本国人
3. 生在某国的人
4. 生在澳大利亚的白种人
5. 像英国种的动植物
6. 未开化人
7. 当地动植物，本地的动物，本地产的植物
8. 本场蚝
9. 原有的动（植）物
10. 土产
11. 在某种星相下出生的人

英英释义

Noun:

1. an indigenous person who was born in a particular place;

   "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"
   "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students"
   

2. a person born in a particular place or country;

   "he is a native of Brazil"
   

3. indigenous plants and animals

Adjective:

1. characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin;

   "the native North American sugar maple"
   "many native artists studied abroad"
   

2. belonging to one by birth;

   "my native land"
   "one's native language"
   

3. characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning;

   "native Americans"
   "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"
   

4. as found in nature in the elemental form;

   "native copper"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. He's emigrated to the USA and gone completely native.
   他已移居美国，完全成了美国人。
2. My native language is Chinese.
   我的母语是汉语。
3. You can tell from his blue eyes that he isn't native to China.
   你可以从他的蓝眼睛看出他不是中国本土的人。
4. I have often been asked why I am not adopting a Native American.
   别人经常问我为什么不领养美国本土的孩子。
5. This house was built of native stones.
   这间屋子是用当地的石头建的。

用作名词 (n.)

1. The kangaroo is a native of Australia.
   袋鼠是产于澳大利亚的动物。
2. He is a Beijing native.
   他是土生土长的北京人。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. French is not my native language.
   法语不是我的母语。
2. This dictionary is specially intended for people whose native tongue is not English.
   这部辞典是专为母语不是英语的人们所编写的。
3. It is a severe punishment to be exiled from one's native land.
   从本国流放异国他乡是一种严厉的惩罚。
4. The traveller hungered for his native land.
   这个旅行者渴望回到自己的祖国去。
5. This is my native land and I'll defend it with my life!
   这是我的祖国,我将用生命保卫她。
6. I arrived that evening at my native town.
   那天傍晚我到达我的故乡。
7. These native pots are slowly built into a fine collection.
   这些本地产的盆盆罐罐逐渐积成了可观的收藏品。
8. Oak, ash and thorn are native English trees.
   橡树、白蜡树和蒺藜原产于英国。
9. The elections were over and the first native Governor was inaugurated.
   选举结束,第一个在当地土生土长的州长走马上任了。
10. Having lived in Shanghai for a decade or so, he still leans towards his native dishes.
    在上海虽已住了10年左右,他还是喜欢吃家乡菜。
11. All native traffic is prohibited for three months.
    当地交通被禁止通行三个月。
12. His native musical ability impressed his teacher.
    他天生的音乐才能给老师留下了深刻印象。

用作表语

S+be+～+to n./pron.

1. She was native to Shanghai.
   她原籍上海。
2. Banana is native to Taiwan.
   香蕉是台湾的土产。
3. The panda is native to west China.
   熊猫产于中国西部。
4. The ability to swim is native to fish.
   鱼生来就会游泳。

用作名词 (n.)

1. His Chinese is so good that he could pass for a native.
   他的汉语如此好以至于别人误以为他是中国人。
2. After living among the natives for twenty years, the painter forgot his own language and civilized ways of life.
   那位画家在当地人群中生活了20年之后忘了自己的语言并忘记了文明的生活方式。
3. The natives look down their noses at foreigners.
   这些本国人看不起外国人。
4. The election committee itself was formed with four women members who were natives .
   选举委员会由四名女委员组成,她们都是本地人。
5. The natives send news over long distances by beating out a message on a hollow log.
   土著人用敲击空心木杆的办法向远方传送消息。
6. The natives used to hammer the metal into arrowheads using heavy stones.
   土著人以前总是用沉重的石头把这种金属锤打成箭头。

经典引文

• Sagittarius natives seem constantly to turn up in your life.

  出自：Tucson (Arizona) Citizen

• Every single star, shining by its own native light.

  出自： D. Brewster

• Leave us to the native consequences of our folly.

  出自： D. Duncan

• We find ourselves unable to exercise our native scepticism.

  出自： E. Rhode

常用短语

用作形容词 (adj.)

go native

(移民、游客)接受当地人的(而放弃自己的)风俗习惯 adopt the customs of the local people and abandon those of one's own

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• native ability 天生的才能
• native land 本国,祖国
• native language 本族语言
• native produce company 土产公司
• native tongue 母语

动词+～

• go native 入乡随俗

～+介词

• native to (动植物)原产于…的,原属于…的
• native to America 原产于美洲的

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• mix with the natives 与土著人交往

形容词+～

• brawny natives 强壮的土著人
• friendly native 友好的本地人
• hostile native 不友好的本地人

介词+～

• like the native 像当地人一样

～+介词

• native of 生于…的人,原产于…的动植物
• native of London 伦敦人

词语用法

adj. (形容词)

1. native作“出生地的,故乡的,本国的”解时,在句中只能充当定语。
2. native作“当地(人)的”解时,主要指某人原出生地或某物原产地,在句中用作表语时,常与介词to连用。
3. native还可作“天生的”解,用作表语时,后常接介词to。

n. (名词)

1. native用作名词时意思是“土生土长的人”,常用复数形式来表示“土著人”。

词义辨析

adj. (形容词)

native, natural

• 这两个词都有“天生的”“自然的”意思,有时可互换。其区别是：
• native侧重于出生或起源; natural侧重于出自自然而非出自加工。

citizen，civilian，inhabitant，resident，native

• 这些名词均含有“居民，公民”之意。
• citizen指拥有某国国籍或有某地区合法身份的人，即公民。
• civilian指相对于军人或官员的平民百姓。
• inhabitant最普通用词，一般指常住居民。
• resident多指长期居住或暂时居住的民民，有时也指旅居者。
• native指土生土长的本地居民。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的natif；最初源自古典拉丁语的nativus，意为内在的，天生的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• domestic
• genuine
• instinctive
• citizen
• inhabitant
• national
• resident

【反义词】

• foreigner
• outsider
• stranger