aboriginals
aboriginals — 名詞
- aboriginalssingular
- aboriginalsesplural
1. a person who belongs to the group that lived in a place first, before settlers f
原住民
某地最早的居民
a person who belongs to the group that lived in a place first, before settlers from other countries arrived there
Lara interviewed several aboriginals about their traditional farming methods for a school project.
Lara 為了學校的專題，訪問了幾位原住民，了解他們的傳統耕作方式。
plural noun: several aboriginals
The new law gives aboriginals greater control over their ancestral burial sites.
這項新法律賦予原住民對祖先墓地的更大管理權。
indirect object pattern: gives aboriginals [right]
The aboriginals of this island have passed down their language through storytelling for centuries.
這座島上的原住民數百年來一直透過口述故事傳承他們的語言。
Dewi became the first aboriginal from her tribe to earn a degree in marine biology.
Dewi 成為她部落中第一位獲得海洋生物學學位的原住民。
Colonial authorities forced aboriginals to send their children to boarding schools far from home.
殖民當局強迫原住民將孩子送到離家很遠的寄宿學校。
- indigenous person
broader, more modern term preferred in international contexts
- native
more general; can mean anyone born in a place, not necessarily the first people
- first nations person
used mainly in Canada; has legal and political weight
文法句型
the aboriginals of [place]
用法筆記
Used in the plural ('aboriginals') to refer to a group. The singular form is 'an aboriginal'. When capitalised ('Aboriginal', 'Aboriginals'), it almost always refers specifically to the indigenous peoples of Australia.
常見錯誤
aboriginals — 形容詞
- aboriginalspositive
- more aboriginalscomparative
- most aboriginalssuperlative
1. relating to the people who were the original inhabitants of a land, before it wa
原住民的
與最早居民相關的
relating to the people who were the original inhabitants of a land, before it was colonised by people from other places
The museum hosted a special exhibition of aboriginal art from the Amazon basin.
這間博物館舉辦了一場亞馬遜盆地原住民藝術的特展。
collocation: aboriginal art
Joon's research focuses on the aboriginal languages of the Pacific islands.
Joon 的研究重點是太平洋島嶼的原住民語言。
collocation: aboriginal languages
The court ruled that the mining company had violated aboriginal land rights.
法院裁定該採礦公司侵犯了原住民的土地權利。
Many young people are rediscovering their aboriginal heritage through traditional music and dance.
許多年輕人正透過傳統音樂與舞蹈，重新發掘自己的原住民文化傳承。
The documentary explores aboriginal spiritual beliefs about the connection between people and nature.
這部紀錄片探討了原住民關於人與自然連結的靈性信仰。
- indigenous
broader, more neutral and preferred in modern academic and legal usage
- native
more general; can describe anyone born in a place, including non-indigenous people
- first
as in 'first peoples'; emphasises chronological priority
文法句型
aboriginal + noun (people / land / culture / rights / art / language)
用法筆記
In modern contexts, 'indigenous' is often preferred over 'aboriginal' when describing the original peoples of a region, because 'aboriginal' can carry colonial-era overtones. 'Native' is also common but broader — it can refer to anyone born in a particular place (e.g. 'a native of Taipei'). 'Aboriginal' with a capital A (Aboriginal) almost always refers specifically to the indigenous peoples of Australia. This adjective is typically used before a noun (attributive position); it does not take comparative forms ('more aboriginal').