1 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) connected with the place where you were born or where you have always lived 出生地的;故乡的:
your native language/country/city本国语;祖国;出生的城市native Londoners伦敦本地人
2 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) connected with the people who originally lived in a country before other people, especially white people, came to live there 土生土长的,土著的(尤指在白人到来之前):
native art/dance土著的艺术╱舞蹈☞Be careful. This sense of native is sometimes considered offensive. 注意:native的这个义项有时被认为含有贬意。
3native (to...) (used about an animal or plant) living or growing naturally in a particular place (指动物或植物)土生的:
This plant is native to South America.这种植物是南美土生的。a native species/habitat土生的物种;原产地
native²
/ˈneɪtɪv ||; ˈnetɪv/noun[C]
1 a person who was born in a particular place 当地人;本地人:
a native of New York纽约本地人
2 [usu.pl] (old-fashioned 旧) the people who were living in Africa, America, etc originally, before the Europeans arrived there (非洲、美洲等的)土人,土著
☞Be careful. This sense of native is now considered offensive. 注意:native的这个义项现在被认为含有贬意。