PORTUGUESE, n.pl. A species of geese indigenous to Portugal. They are mostly without feathers and imperfectly edible, even when stuffed with garlic.
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n. 物種;種類;類型;[邏輯] 個(gè)體;
?? spec(see)+ies(名詞后綴)→種類
"The book described the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions."
這本書描繪了沙漠物種對(duì)炎熱環(huán)境的適應(yīng).
近義：race, pedigree, breed, blood, kind
adj. 土生土長(zhǎng)的;生來的，固有的;本地的;根生土長(zhǎng);
?? indi內(nèi)部+gen出生，產(chǎn)生+ous形容詞后綴→內(nèi)部產(chǎn)生→土產(chǎn)的
"Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition."
每個(gè)國(guó)家都有其自身的文化傳統(tǒng).
近義：native, autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, primal, primeval
反義：newfangled, outlandish, overseas, strange, alien, exotic
adv. 大部分，多半;主要地;基本上;通常;
"The students of Umtata High School were mostly Protestant."
烏姆塔塔中學(xué)的學(xué)生大多數(shù)是新教徒.
近義：largely, mainly, principally, usually, chiefly, commonly
adj. 可以吃的，可食用的;
n. 食物;
?? 能(ible)吃ed(=eat)的即 可食用的
"The food at the hotel was barely edible."
這家旅館的食物簡(jiǎn)直不能入口。
近義：nourishing, nutritional, nutritious, nutritive, cibarian, comestible
反義：uneatable, unpalatable
adv. 不完全地, 有缺點(diǎn)地, 不完備地
近義：lamely, defectively, faultily
反義：ideally, optimally, pretty, quite, very, completely