non-native
UK/nɒn'neitiv/US
Definitions
adj.
Not native to a place; from elsewhere.
非本地的，外来的。
n.
A person or species not native to a place.
非本地人；外来物种。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivednon-not
+
nativeborn, birth
=non-native
non- (not) + native = "not native." Most common in non-native speaker (learned a language later) and non-native species (introduced from elsewhere).
Common Collocations
- 1.non-native speaker非母语者
- 2.non-native species外来物种
- 3.non-native plants外来植物
Example Sentences
- 1.
Non-native speakers often master grammar faster than pronunciation.
- 2.
Non-native plants can crowd out local species.