native, natural
这两个词都有“天生的”“自然的”意思,有时可互换。它们的区别是：
native侧重于出生或起源; natural侧重于出自自然而非出自加工。
citizen，civilian，inhabitant，resident，native
这些名词都含有“居民，公民”之意。
citizen指拥有某国国籍或有某地区合法身份的人，即公民。
civilian指相对于军人或官员的平民百姓。
inhabitant最普通用词，一般指常住居民。
resident多指长期居住或暂时居住的民民，有时也指旅居者。
native指土生土长的本地居民。
In Japan we wanted to go native and not stay in a European hotel.
在日本我们想过当地人的生活,不住欧洲式的旅馆.
——《简明英汉词典》
Chen Sheng was a native of Yangcheng.
陈胜者,阳城人也.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
He took to French as though it had been his native language.
他觉得法语就像母语一样容易学.
——《简明英汉词典》
Before all this the island was populated by native American Arawaks.
在所有这一切发生之前，这个岛上居住的是印第安阿拉瓦克人。
柯林斯例句
Mother Teresa visited her native Albania.
特雷莎修女访问了她的祖国阿尔巴尼亚。
柯林斯例句
He acquired the craft of wood carving in his native town.
他在老家学会了木雕手艺.
——《简明英汉词典》
His native musical ability impressed his teacher.
他天生的音乐才能给老师留下了深刻印象.
——《简明英汉词典》
She spoke not only her native language, Swedish, but also English and French.
她不仅讲自己的母语瑞典语，还讲英语和法语。
柯林斯例句
Australians are justly proud of their native wildlife.
澳大利亚人有充分的理由为他们的野生动物感到骄傲。
柯林斯例句
He recalls his native Bombay with cinematic exactness.
对出生地孟买的回忆一幕幕清晰地呈现在他脑海里。
柯林斯例句
Our best man was sent to treat with the native leaders.
我们最能干的人被派去和当地领导人谈判.
——《简明英汉词典》
Her latest conquest is an Italian who, interestingly enough, doesn't speak a word of his native language.
她新搭上了个意大利人。有意思的是，那个意大利人一句意大利语都不会说。
——柯林斯例句
Joshua Halpern is a native Northern Californian.
乔舒亚·哈尔彭是土生土长的北加州人。
柯林斯例句
This is my native land and I'll defend it with my life!
这是我的祖国,我将用生命保卫她.
——《简明英汉词典》
We were forbidden, under pain of imprisonment, to use our native language.
我们被禁止使用母语，违者将被关进监狱。
——柯林斯例句
At the end of the year some people will go back to their native homes.
年终时,有些人要回故乡去.
《简明英汉词典》
He returned to his native land of homesickness.
他因怀念故土而返回(乡里).
《现代汉英综合大词典》
Tobacco is native to America.
烟草原产于美洲.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
Our native land is as pretty as a picture.
祖国河山美丽如画.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
This visit was sandwiched between visits to his native Japan.
在访问故国日本期间,他安排了这次访问.
《简明英汉词典》
I'm a native of this place.
我是本地人.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
When he left his native country, he said he would not return until it had been fully democratised.
离开祖国时，他说直到国家完全实现民主化后他才会回来。
柯林斯例句
Are you a native, or just a visitor?
你是本地人还是外来人?
《简明英汉词典》
Our programme ensures daily opportunities to practice your study language with native speakers.
我们的学习课程保证你们每天有机会和讲母语的人一起进行语言练习。
柯林斯例句
No government shall take away the rights of the native people.
任何政府也不能剥夺土著人的权利.
《简明英汉词典》
He read a poem in his native language.
他用母语朗读了一首诗.
《简明英汉词典》
When I heard him speaking such broken English, I knew he was not a native American.
我一听他讲那种蹩脚英语, 我就知道他不是一个土生土长的美国人.
《简明英汉词典》
His mother is a native of Liaoning.
其母系辽宁人.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
The ability to swim is native to fish.
鱼生来就会游泳.
《简明英汉词典》
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