n (1)某地出生的人或动物(person or animal born in a particular place)[C]：a～of England/New York/London 英格兰/纽约/伦敦人; I am not a～here. 我不是本地人。The kangaroo is a～of Australia. 袋鼠产自澳大利亚。〖同〗citizen，countryman〖反〗foreigner;

(2)土著居民(one of the original inhabitants of a country)[C]：Columbas thought the～s of America were Indians. 哥伦布认为美洲的土著人是印度人。The～s were friendly to the explorers. 当地人对探险者很友好。 Many～s and Europeans lose their lives during Indian riots. 许多土著人和欧洲人在印第安人的骚乱中丧生。〖同〗savage;

adj (1)出生地的(of the place where one was born)：one's～land/country/language/tongue/place 某人的祖国/祖国/母语/母语/出生地;I arrived that evening at my～town. 那天晚上我来到了我出生的那个小镇。

(2)当地的;土著的(belonging to the people originally)：a～custom/ritual/village/doctor/American/bird/New Yorker 当地的风俗/当地的仪式/当地的村庄/当地的医生/土生土长的美国人/当地产的一种鸟/纽约当地人;To save money，we'll use only～building materials. 为了省钱，我们将只用当地的建筑材料。〖同〗local，national，domestic;〖反〗imported，foreign;

(3)天生(赋，然)的(belonging to one by nature;inborn;natural)：～intelligence/ability/talent/charm 天生的聪明/才能/才干/魅力;N～silver is very soft. 天然银很软。 He is a～speaker of French. 他以法语为母语。〖同〗inherited，basic，natural;〖反〗learned，acquired;

(4)当地产的(动植物)(originating naturally in a particular country or region，as animals or plants)[A(to)]：a plant～to the eastern US 产于美国东部的植物;persons～to the region 该地区的土著人;festivals～to Japan 日本民族节日;Cactus is～to desert regions. 仙人掌是沙漠地区的产物。

go native 为当地人所同化：She's emigrated to France and gone completely～. 她已移居到法国并完全被同化了。