aboriginal 英 [æbə'rɪdʒɪn(ə)l]
adj. 土著的;原始的
n. 土著居民;土生生物
adj. 土著的;原始的
n. 土著居民;土生生物
aboriginal (adj.)
1660s, "first, earliest," especially in reference to inhabitants of lands colonized by Europeans, from aborigines (see aborigine) + -al (1); specific Australian sense is from 1820. The noun is attested from 1767. Related: Aboriginally.