indigenous
英 [?n'd?d??n?s]
美 [?n'd?d??n?s]
- adj. 本土的；土著的；國(guó)產(chǎn)的；固有的
助記提示
1、indi- + gen- + -ous.
2、字面含義就是：born in a country, native.
中文詞源
indigenous 本土的，本地的indi-,在內(nèi)，在里，來(lái)自in-的擴(kuò)大形式，-gen,生育，孕育，詞源同gene,generate.即本地產(chǎn)的。
英文詞源
- indigenous
- indigenous: [17] The -gen- of indigenous comes from the same ultimate source – Indo-European *gen- – as produced English gender, generate, genital, etc. It denoted ‘produce’. The addition of the Latin prefix indi- ‘in, within’, earlier indu- (a strengthened form of in- originally formed with de ‘down’, which also appears in indigent ‘poor’ [14] and industry) produced indigena ‘born or produced in a particular place, native’, which English adopted and adapted as indigenous.
=> gender, general, generate, genital, kind - indigenous (adj.)
- 1640s, from Late Latin indigenus "born in a country, native," from Latin indigena "sprung from the land," as a noun, "a native," literally "in-born," or "born in (a place)," from Old Latin indu "in, within" (earlier endo) + *gene-, root of gignere (perf. genui) "beget," from PIE *gen- "produce" (see genus).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.
- 每個(gè)國(guó)家都有其自身的文化傳統(tǒng).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia.
- 袋鼠為澳大利亞本地的動(dòng)物.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.
- 印第安人是美洲的土著居民.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. The potato is indigenous to South America.
- 土豆產(chǎn)于南美.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. Not all indigenous regimes were willing to accept the supposed benefits of British trade.
- 并非所有當(dāng)?shù)氐恼?quán)都愿意接受與英國(guó)貿(mào)易的所謂好處。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句