aboriginal

英 [ˌæbəˈrɪdʒənl]

美 [ˌæbəˈrɪdʒənl]

adj. 澳大利亚土著的; (欧洲人到来之前某地区的人、动物等)土著的，土生土长的
n. (尤指澳大利亚的)土著，土人

复数：aboriginals　

Collins.1 / BNC.16658 / COCA.10042

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adj.

澳大利亚土著的
relating to the original people living in Australia
1. the issue of Aboriginal land rights
  澳大利亚土著土地权问题
（欧洲人到来之前某地区的人、动物等）土著的，土生土长的
relating to the original people, animals, etc. of a place and to a period of time before Europeans arrived
1. the aboriginal peoples of Canada
  加拿大土著
2. aboriginal art/culture
  土著艺术 / 文化

noun

（尤指澳大利亚的）土著，土人
a member of a race of people who were the original people living in a country, especially Australia

N-COUNT 澳大利亚土著居民
AnAboriginalis an Australian Aborigine.
1. He remained fascinated by the Aboriginals' tales.
  他一直对澳大利亚土著居民的传说极感兴趣。
ADJ 澳大利亚土著居民的
Aboriginalmeans belonging or relating to the Australian Aborigines.
1. ...Aboriginal art.
  澳大利亚土著艺术
2. ...a protest over Aboriginal land rights.
  为争取澳大利亚土著居民土地权的抗议
ADJ 土著的;本土原有的
Theaboriginalpeople or animals of a place are ones that have been there from the earliest known times or that were there before people or animals from other countries arrived.
1. Most Canadians acknowledge that the aboriginal people have had a rotten deal.
  大多数加拿大人承认土著居民遭受了不公平的待遇。

noun

an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
1. the art of the natives of the northwest coast
2. the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students
Synonym:nativeindigenindigeneaborigine

adj

having existed from the beginning
1. aboriginal forests
2. primal eras before the appearance of life on earth
3. the forest primeval
4. primordial matter
5. primordial forms of life
Synonym:primalprimevalprimaevalprimordial
characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
1. native Americans
2. the aboriginal peoples of Australia
Synonym:native

This is one of the big ones, especially for Aboriginal astronomy.
这是最大的巨石阵之一，尤其是对澳洲土著天文学而言。
He remained fascinated by the Aboriginals 'tales.
他一直对澳大利亚土著居民的传说极感兴趣。
Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander research action;
土著居民和岛民研究行动基金会；
The persisted protesting and struggling of aboriginal peoples made Canada confront their land claims again.
土著民族的持续抗争让加拿大不得不重新面对土著民族的土地权利问题。
Many aboriginal languages and cultures are on the verge of exttaiinction.
许多土著语言和文化处于灭绝的边缘。
The move reportedly follows a request from the Tasmanian Aboriginal centre which was backed by australia's government.
据报道，这一行动是响应塔斯马尼亚土著人中心的要求，这个中心受到了澳大利亚政府的支持。
The Indians are the aBoriginal americans.
印第安人是美国的土著人。
By 1982 he had had a change of heart, enshrining broad aboriginal rights in the new Canadian constitution.
到1982年，他有了转变，将广泛的原住民权利写入了新的加拿大宪法。
Dashan: Yes. Canada's aboriginal people make beautiful art.
大山：是的，加拿大的土著居民创造出了很精美的艺术品。
They managed to wipe out the entire Aboriginal population.
他们终于把那些土著人全部消灭了。