indigenous
🇺🇸
/ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/
🇬🇧
/ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/
adjective
C1
native to a place, living there before others arrived
The indigenous people have lived on this land for thousands of years.
原住民在这片土地上生活了数千年。
C1
originating naturally in a specific area
This plant is indigenous to the rainforest and grows nowhere else.
这种植物原产于热带雨林，其他地方无法生长。
translation
原生的, 本土的