indigenous
英[?n'd?d??n?s]
美[?n'd?d??n?s]
- adj. 本土的；土著的；國產的；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，在里，來自in-的擴大形式，-gen,生育，孕育，詞源同gene,generate.即本地產的。
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).
雙語例句
- 1. Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.
- 每個國家都有其自身的文化傳統.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia.
- 袋鼠為澳大利亞本地的動物.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.
- 印第安人是美洲的土著居民.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. The potato is indigenous to South America.
- 土豆產于南美.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. Not all indigenous regimes were willing to accept the supposed benefits of British trade.
- 并非所有當地的政權都愿意接受與英國貿易的所謂好處。
來自柯林斯例句