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    native 对比 endemic
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  • Native】 ,  【indigenous】 ,  【endemic】 ,  【aboriginal】 ,  【autochthonous】  all mean belonging to or associated with a particular place by birth or origin.

    A person or thing is  【native】  (opposed to foreign, alien ) that has had his or its birth or origin in the place in question.

    A person or thing is  【indigenous】  (opposed to naturalized, exotic ) that is not only 【native】 but also has not been introduced from elsewhere into the place indicated.

    Indigenous】  is applied usually to kinds (as species or races) rather than to individuals and often implies reference to a larger area than  【native】  (as to a country, or to a region characterized by a particular type of climate).

    A thing is  【endemic】  (opposed to exotic and in medicine to pandemic ) which not only is 【indigenous】 but is also peculiar to, or in the case of a disease, prevalent in, a restricted region because of special conditions favoring its growth or existence.

    A person or thing is  【aboriginal】 that belongs to the earliest known race inhabiting a country or to the people found there (as by explorers, colonists, and invaders); the term usually implies the lack of a known predecessor and often connotes a primitive culture.

    Aboriginal】  is more rarely applied to the earliest ascertainable 【native】 plants and animals.

    Something is  【autochthonous】 which has its origin in the place in which it is found. When applied to races of men or their achievements, it implies purity of stock or freedom from all external influences.


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