indigenous

• adj. 本土的；土著的；國產的；固有的

indi-,在內，在裏，來自in-的擴大形式，-gen,生育，孕育，詞源同gene,generate.即本地產的。

indigenous

indigenous: [17] The -gen- of indigenous comes from the same ultimate source – Indo-European *gen- – as produced English gender, generate, genital, etc. It denoted ‘produce’. The addition of the Latin prefix indi- ‘in, within’, earlier indu- (a strengthened form of in- originally formed with de ‘down’, which also appears in indigent ‘poor’ [14] and industry) produced indigena ‘born or produced in a particular place, native’, which English adopted and adapted as indigenous.
=> gender, general, generate, genital, kind

indigenous (adj.)

1640s, from Late Latin indigenus "born in a country, native," from Latin indigena "sprung from the land," as a noun, "a native," literally "in-born," or "born in (a place)," from Old Latin indu "in, within" (earlier endo) + *gene-, root of gignere (perf. genui) "beget," from PIE *gen- "produce" (see genus).

1. Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.

每個國家都有其自身的文化傳統.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia.

袋鼠為澳大利亞本地的動物.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.

印第安人是美洲的土著居民.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

4. The potato is indigenous to South America.

土豆產於南美.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

5. Not all indigenous regimes were willing to accept the supposed benefits of British trade.

並非所有當地的政權都願意接受與英國貿易的所謂好處。

來自柯林斯例句