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naturalized

UK //ˈnætʃrəlaɪzd//US //ˈnætʃrəlaɪzd//

词源

源自16世纪法语 naturaliser,基于拉丁语 natura(自然),加上后缀 -ize 表示「使...化」,指使人或物获得自然属性或身份的过程。

adjective

❶ 指通过法律程序获得某国公民身份的外国人,通常需满足居住年限等条件后正式归化入籍。

“She became a naturalized citizen after living in Canada for five years.”

(在加拿大居住五年后,她成为了归化公民。)

“Naturalized players can represent their new country in international sports events.”

(归化运动员可以代表新国家参加国际体育赛事。)

❶ 形容外来生物适应新环境后成为当地生态系统的自然组成部分。

“This naturalized plant species now grows wild across the continent.”

(这种归化植物如今在整个大陆野生生长。)

“The naturalized birds have successfully integrated into the local ecosystem.”

(这些归化鸟类已成功融入当地生态系统。)

同义词:acclimatized, assimilated, integrated

verb

❶ 使(外国人)获得公民身份的法律过程,通常需通过官方测试和宣誓等程序。

“The government naturalized over 10,000 immigrants last year.”

(政府去年为超过1万名移民办理了入籍手续。)

“They decided to naturalize their adopted child from overseas.”

(他们决定为海外领养的孩子办理入籍。)

❶ 使外来动植物适应新环境并成为当地自然生态的一部分。

“This tropical fish has been naturalized in warm waters worldwide.”

(这种热带鱼已在全球温暖水域归化。)

“Farmers naturalized the Asian vegetable in European soil.”

(农民们使这种亚洲蔬菜适应了欧洲土壤。)

同义词:acclimate, adapt, establish

常见短语

naturalized citizen — 指通过法定程序取得新国籍的归化公民,区别于出生即获得国籍者。

“Naturalized citizens have the same voting rights as native-born citizens.”

(归化公民与本土出生公民享有同等投票权。)

naturalized landscape — 形容引入植物与当地环境和谐共生的景观设计风格,模仿自然生长状态。

“The naturalized landscape requires less maintenance than formal gardens.”

(这种归化式景观比规整花园需要更少维护。)