in·dig·e·nous /ɪnˈdɪʤənəs/
(a.)本土的,土著的,國產的
in·dig·e·nous /ɪnˈdɪʤənəs/ 形容詞
土著(的),土生(的),天然的
In·dig·e·nous a.
1. Native; produced, growing, or living, naturally in a country or climate; not exotic; not imported.
Negroes were all transported from Africa and are not indigenous or proper natives of America. --Sir T. Browne.
In America, cotton, being indigenous, is cheap. --Lion Playas.
2. Native; inherent; innate.
Joy and hope are emotions indigenous to the human mind. --I. Taylor.
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indigenous
adj : originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of
Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks
and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the
Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of
Japan" [syn: autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous,
endemic]