| 单词 | native |
| 释义 | adjective | noun nativenative1 /ˈneɪt̮ɪv/ ●●○ S3 W3 adjective 1COUNTRY [only before noun] your native country, town, etc. is the place where you were born: Domingo has homes in Monte Carlo and in his native Madrid. After a few years, she was sent back to her native country.2a native New Yorker/population/inhabitants etc. a person or people who come from or have always lived in a particular place3somebody’s native language/tongue the language you spoke when you first learned to speak: English is not his native language.4PLANT/ANIMAL science, biology growing, living, produced, etc. in one particular place: the region’s native birdsnative to Chilis are native to the New World.5ART/CUSTOM [only before noun] native customs, traditions, etc. are related to people who lived in a particular place before European people arrived there: the native traditions of Peru6native intelligence/wit etc. a quality that you have naturally from birth: Mozart’s native genius for music7native son/daughter someone who was originally born in a place, especially someone who becomes famous8go native humorous to behave, dress, or speak like the people who live in the country where you have come to stay or work: Austen has been living in Papua New Guinea so long he’s gone native. adjective | noun nativenative2 ●●○ noun [countable] 1someone who was born in a particular place: a California nativenative of He is a native of Texas.2someone who lives in a place all the time or has lived there a long time: It was easy to tell the natives from the tourists.3the natives [plural] a phrase used by white people in past times to mean one of the people who lived in America, Africa, southern Asia, etc. before Europeans arrived, now considered offensive4science, biology a plant or animal that grows or lives naturally in a place: native of The koala is a native of Australia.5the natives are (getting) restless humorous used to say that a group of people are becoming impatient or angry |
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