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-derivedCommon 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.