indigenous

英 [ɪn'dɪdʒɪnəs]美 [ɪn'dɪdʒənəs]
  • adj. 本土的；土著的；国产的；固有的
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助记提示

1、indi- + gen- + -ous.
2、字面含义就是：born in a country, native.

中文词源

indigenous 本土的，本地的

indi-,在内，在里，来自in-的扩大形式，-gen,生育，孕育，词源同gene,generate.即本地产的。

英文词源

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).

双语例句

1. Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.
每个国家都有其自身的文化传统.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia.
袋鼠为澳大利亚本地的动物.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.
印第安人是美洲的土著居民.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. The potato is indigenous to South America.
土豆产于南美.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
5. Not all indigenous regimes were willing to accept the supposed benefits of British trade.
并非所有当地的政权都愿意接受与英国贸易的所谓好处。
来自柯林斯例句