indigenous

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs/    美 /ɪnˈdɪd͡ʒənəs/|/ɪnˈdɪd͡ʒɪnəs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Native to a land, especially before colonization. not-comparable
    — The Aboriginals were indigenous to Victoria before the World War.
  2. Native to a land, especially before colonization.; In particular, of or relating to a people (or their language or culture) that inhabited a region prior to the arrival of people of other cultures which became dominant (e.g., through colonialism), and which maintains a distinct culture. not-comparable
    — The Ainu are the indigenous ethnic group of Japan's Hokkaido Island.
  3. Innate, inborn. not-comparable
    — She was a native and essential cook, as much as Aunt Chloe,—cooking being an indigenous talent of the African race.
  4. Original to a geographical area. not-comparable
    — That style of pottery is indigenous to that region.

词汇关系

近义词
aboriginal autochthonous local natural
衍生词
indigenist indigenity indigenization indigenocide indigenously indigenous medicine indigenousness Indigenous Peoples' Day nonindigenous transindigenous
相关词
endogenous indigena indigent

词源

Borrowed from Late Latin indigenus (“native, born in a country”), from indi- (indu-), an old derivative of in (“in”), gen- the root of gignō (“give birth to”), and English -ous. Compare indigene, Ancient Greek ἐνδογενής (endogenḗs, “born in the house”), and the separately formed piecewise doublet endogenous. Unrelated to Indian.
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