"nonnative" in Chinese (Simplified)
非本地的外来的
Definition
指不是某地本地的事物或人,尤其用于描述出生在其他地方的人,或外来动植物。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常用于正式或学术语境,特别是在生物学(如“非本地物种”)和语言学(如“非母语者”)讨论中。通常用作定语修饰名词。与“外来”类似,但侧重于非原产或引入本地的意义。
Examples
Many students in this class are nonnative speakers of English.
这个班有很多学生是英语**非母语者**。
A nonnative plant can sometimes harm local species.
**非本地**植物有时会伤害本地物种。
He studies nonnative animals in the river.
他在河里研究**外来的**动物。
I’m a nonnative English speaker, so sometimes I mix up words.
我是英语的**非母语者**,所以有时会混淆词语。
Those fish are nonnative and now they’re everywhere in the lake.
那些鱼是**外来的**,现在在湖里到处都是。
As a nonnative resident, she sometimes misses the traditions of her home country.
作为**非本地**居民,她有时会想念故乡的传统。