native

native
ネイティブ
ネイティヴ
ほんごくじん 本国人
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/néitiv/ 〔「生れた」が原義. cf. ⇒ nature 〕
〖形〗(φ比較)
1 [限定]〈国・言語などが〉出生地の, 母[生]国の; 生れた時からの

one's ~ language 母語(((正式)) mother tongue)

The immigrants wept for their ~ country. 移民たちは故国を想(おも)って泣いた《◆「故郷」の意味でone's ~ town [place]は((やや古)); 市町村を問わずone's hometownとする》.

2 [限定]((正式))〈人が〉ある土地[国]に生れた[育った]; 本来その土地の, 生え抜きの

a ~ Londoner = a person ~ to London 生粋のロンドンっ子

a nativé spéaker of Énglish 英語を母語として話す人.

3 ((正式))〈動植物・産物などが〉〔ある場所に〕特有の, 原産の, 自生の, 産出する〔to

the ~ flowers of China 中国原産の花.

4 〈性質などが〉〔…に〕生れつきの, 先天的な〔to

her ~ modesty 彼女の生来の謙虚さ

musical ability ~ to the family その家族の生れながらの音楽的才能.

5 [限定]((侮蔑))(通例白人から見て)(未開の)原住[土着]民の(((PC)) local)

~ customs in Java ジャワ島原住民の風習

a ~ guide その土地の案内人.

6 〈金属・鉱物などが〉純粋な, 自然の, 天然の; 〈土地の美しさなどが〉自然のままの, 飾らない

~ silver 自然銀

~ coal 天然炭

the ~ beauty of the hills その丘の自然のままの美しさ.

7 ((豪))〈動植物が〉(特定の英国種と似ているが)オーストラリア産の.
go native
((略式))〈通例他国における白人が〉その国の人のようにする[なろうと努める].
〖名〗〖C〗 (〖略〗nat. )
1 〔ある土地に〕生れた人, 〔…の〕出身者〔of〕; ((豪))オーストラリア生れの白人《◆単独では侮蔑(べつ)的含みを持つことがある》

a ~ of New York City 生粋のニューヨークっ子

speak English like a ~ ネイティブスピーカーのように英語を話す(=… like a native speaker of English).

2 (訪問者・外国人などと区別して)土地の人.
3 〔ある土地に〕固有[原産]の動植物〔of

The koala is a ~ of [xto] Australia. コアラはオーストラリア原産の動物である(=… is native to Australia. ).

4 ((やや古))[しばしば~s]((しばしば侮蔑))(特に白人以外の未開な)原住民, 現地人(((PC)) local inhabitant); ((南ア))((侮蔑))黒人(((PC)) black person).
5 ((英))(特に養殖の)英国近海産のカキ.

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