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native (EN)
形容詞、名詞

形容詞 “native”

基本形 native、非段階的
  1. 母語話者(生まれた時から自然に身につけた言語を話す)
    Maria speaks English with such fluency and ease because she is a native speaker.
  2. 出身(その環境に生まれ育った)
    London is my native city.
  3. 先住民(その地域の元々の住民に関連している)
    The native Australians, known as Aboriginal people, have a rich cultural heritage that dates back thousands of years.
  4. 固有種(人間による導入なしに特定の地域で自然に生息する)
    The dandelion, though widespread, is not native to North America but was introduced from Europe.
  5. 自然金など(自然界で純粋または非結合状態で見られる)
    Gold is often found in its native state, not mixed with other elements.
  6. ネイティブ(特定のシステムやアーキテクチャのために特別に設計された)
    The app runs faster because it was developed with native support for Android devices.

名詞 “native”

単数形 native、複数形 natives または不可算
  1. 出身者(特定の場所で生まれた人)
    Maria is a native of Brazil, having been born and raised in Rio de Janeiro.
  2. 先住民(その場所の元々の住民の子孫で、外国人や植民地化の子孫ではない人)
    The natives of Australia are known as Aboriginal Australians.
  3. 母語話者(その言語を第一言語として話す人)
    Maria is a native, so she teaches Spanish at our local community center.