local
Definitions
Belonging to or existing in a particular area or neighbourhood.
本地的；当地的；地方的。
Affecting only one part of the body (medical).
局部的（医学，如局部麻醉）。
A person who lives in a particular area; (BrE, informal) one's neighbourhood pub.
当地人；（英式口语）家附近常去的酒吧。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedloc (place) + -al (relating to) = 'relating to a place.' The bare root meaning, with almost no drift: whatever belongs to this place — local news, local food, local people. The medical sense (local anaesthetic) narrows 'place' to a spot on the body.
Root loc still carries 37 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.local government地方政府
- 2.local news本地新闻
- 3.local resident当地居民
- 4.local time当地时间
- 5.local anaesthetic局部麻醉
Example Sentences
- 1.
We always shop at the local market on weekends.
- 2.
The dentist gave me a local anaesthetic before the procedure.
- 3.
Ask the locals — they know the best places to eat.
Easily Confused
local vs regional — local is the smallest scale (a town, a neighbourhood); regional covers a whole area or province. A local bakery serves one town; a regional manager oversees several. local vs domestic — for countries, domestic means 'within the nation' (domestic flights), local means 'nearby/in this area.'