学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3284 indigenous.

 今天我们要学的词是 indigenous¹.

 

Indigenous 的意思是土著的，土生土长的。 The New Zealand government has set a goal of taking out all non-native predators² by 2050 in order to protect the country's fragile indigenous wildlife. 新西兰政府制定了一个目标，要在2050年之前消除所有外来哺食动物，以保护该国脆弱的本土野生动植物。

 

The Brazilian government's plan to build a transmission line through the Amazon has been long resisted by the indigenous community, which argues they will suffer the project's impacts, but not its benefits. 巴西政府要修建一条穿越亚马逊的输电线路的计划一直受到当地土著社区的抵制，他们认为这个项目会让他们遭受影响，而不是带来好处。

1 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

2 predators   

n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）

参考例句：

• birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
• The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》