moncherisii
“你是本地人吗” 英语可以表述为:Are you a local?/Are you a native?
根据美国当代英语语料库(COCA),两种表述都是ok的。但是两种表述在用法上还是有一些细微差别。
初心&依恋
“本地人”的英文是Locals "
例句:
I'm a native of this place.; I was born here. 我是本地人。
The election committee itself was formed with four women members who were natives. 选举委员会由四名女委员组成,她们都是本地人。
Are you a foreigner? I'm a local. 你是个外国人吧?我是本地人。
You are not from here right?你不是本地人对吧?
I am a native of Beijing. 我是北京本地人。
飞天小懒猫er
local: a person who lives in a particular area, city, or town : a local person — usually plural
The restaurant is popular with (the) locals.
native: a person who was born or raised in a particular place
这是韦氏学习者词典里的解释,我们细看一下。
local是指在一个特定地方、城市或者城镇住的人,经常用复数形式。
native是一个人在一个地方出生并长大的,如果说本地人,这个应该更接近一些。
所以说,你是本地人吧,可以说成是 : Are you a native?
宁静雨城
地方的英文是local。
英 ['ləʊkl] 美 ['loʊkl]
adj. 地方性的,当地的,局部的
n. 当地人
例句:I asked one of the locals which way to go.
翻译:我问了一位本地人,该走哪条路。
短语:local pain〔war〕 局部疼痛〔战争〕
反义词
faraway
英 ['fɑːrəweɪ] 美 ['fɑːrəweɪ]
adj. 遥远的,远方的,(神情)恍惚的,出神的
例句:My parents lived in a small faraway village in the north.
翻译:我的父母亲住在北方的一个遥远的小村庄里。
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