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native

🇬🇧 UK/'neɪtɪv/🇺🇸 US/'neitiv/
NGSL 2kIELTSA2

Definitions

adj.

Belonging to a person by birth or origin; relating to the original inhabitants of a place; innate

本地的;土著的;天生的

n.

A person born in a particular place; an original or indigenous inhabitant of a region

本地人;土著居民

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
natborn, birth
+
ivetending to, having the nature of
=native

Common Collocations

  • 1.native language母语
  • 2.native plants本地植物

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She is a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese.

  • 2.

    English is my native language, but I also speak French fluently.

  • 3.

    The native plants grew naturally in this climate without cultivation.

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