domestic 音标拼音: [dəm'ɛstɪk]
a . 家里的,家庭的;本国的,国内的;驯养的
家里的,家庭的;本国的,国内的;驯养的
domestic 国内 家用
domestic adj 1 :
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation ; "
domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction " [
ant : {
foreign }]
2 :
of or relating to the home ; "
domestic servant "; "
domestic science "
3 :
of or involving the home or family ; "
domestic worries ";
"
domestic happiness "; "
they share the domestic chores ";
"
everything sounded very peaceful and domestic "; "
an author of blood -
and -
thunder novels yet quite domestic in his taste "
[
ant : {
undomestic }]
4 :
converted or adapted to domestic use ; "
domestic animals ";
"
domesticated plants like maize " [
synonym : {
domestic },
{
domesticated }]
5 :
produced in a particular country ; "
domestic wine "; "
domestic oil "
n 1 :
a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household [
synonym : {
domestic }, {
domestic help }, {
house servant }]
Native \
Na "
tive \ (
n [=
a ]"
t [
i ^]
v ),
a . [
F .
natif ,
L .
nativus ,
fr .
nasci ,
p .
p .
natus .
See {
Nation },
and cf . {
Na ["
i ]
ve }, {
Neif }
a serf .]
1 .
Arising by birth ;
having an origin ;
born . [
Obs .]
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1913 Webster ]
Anaximander '
s opinion is ,
that the gods are native ,
rising and vanishing again in long periods of times .
--
Cudworth .
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2 .
Of or pertaining to one '
s birth ;
natal ;
belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born ; --
opposed to {
foreign };
as ,
native land ,
language ,
color ,
etc .
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3 .
Born in the region in which one lives ;
as ,
a native inhabitant ,
race ;
grown or originating in the region where used or sold ;
not foreign or {
imported };
as ,
native oysters ,
or strawberries .
In the latter sense ,
synonymous with {
domestic }.
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1913 Webster PJC ]
4 .
Original ;
constituting the original substance of anything ;
as ,
native dust . --
Milton .
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5 .
Conferred by birth ;
derived from origin ;
born with one ;
inherent ;
inborn ;
not acquired ;
as ,
native genius ,
cheerfulness ,
wit ,
simplicity ,
rights ,
intelligence ,
etc .
Having the same meaning as {
congenital },
but typically used for positive qualities ,
whereas {
congenital }
may be used for negative qualities .
See also {
congenital }
[
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Courage is native to you . --
Jowett (
Thucyd .).
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6 .
Naturally related ;
cognate ;
connected (
with ). [
R .]
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the head is not more native to the heart , . . .
Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father . --
Shak .
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7 . (
Min .)
(
a )
Found in nature uncombined with other elements ;
as ,
native silver ,
copper ,
gold .
(
b )
Found in nature ;
not artificial ;
as native sodium chloride .
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{
Native American party }.
See under {
American },
a .
{
Native bear } (
Zool .),
the koala .
{
Native bread } (
Bot .),
a large underground fungus ,
of Australia ({
Mylitta australis }),
somewhat resembling a truffle ,
but much larger .
{
Native devil }. (
Zool .)
Same as {
Tasmanian devil },
under {
Devil }.
{
Native hen } (
Zool .),
an Australian rail ({
Tribonyx Mortierii }).
{
Native pheasant }. (
Zool .)
See {
Leipoa }.
{
Native rabbit } (
Zool .),
an Australian marsupial ({
Perameles lagotis })
resembling a rabbit in size and form .
{
Native sloth } (
Zool .),
the koala .
{
Native thrush } (
Zool .),
an Australian singing bird ({
Pachycephala olivacea }); --
called also {
thickhead }.
{
Native turkey } (
Zool .),
the Australian bustard ({
Choriotis australis }); --
called also {
bebilya }.
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Syn :
Natural ;
natal ;
original ;
congenital .
Usage : {
Native }, {
Natural }, {
Natal }.
natural refers to the nature of a thing ,
or that which springs therefrom ;
native ,
to one '
s birth or origin ;
as ,
a native country ,
language ,
etc .;
natal ,
to the circumstances of one '
s birth ;
as ,
a natal day ,
or star .
Native talent is that which is inborn ;
natural talent is that which springs from the structure of the mind .
Native eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion ;
natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied or artificial .
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Domestic \
Do *
mes "
tic \,
a . [
L .
domesticus ,
fr .
domus use :
cf .
F .
domestique .
See 1st {
Dome }.]
1 .
Of or pertaining to one '
s house or home ,
or one '
s household or family ;
relating to home life ;
as ,
domestic concerns ,
life ,
duties ,
cares ,
happiness ,
worship ,
servants .
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His fortitude is the more extraordinary ,
because his domestic feelings were unusually strong . --
Macaulay .
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4 .
Of or pertaining to a nation considered as a family or home ,
or to one '
s own country ;
intestine ;
not foreign ;
as ,
foreign wars and domestic dissensions . --
Shak .
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3 .
Remaining much at home ;
devoted to home duties or pleasures ;
as ,
a domestic man or woman .
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4 .
Living in or near the habitations of man ;
domesticated ;
tame as distinguished from wild ;
as ,
domestic animals .
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5 .
Made in one '
s own house ,
nation ,
or country ;
as ,
domestic manufactures ,
wines ,
etc .
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Domestic \
Do *
mes "
tic \,
n .
1 .
One who lives in the family of an other ,
as hired household assistant ;
a house servant .
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The master labors and leads an anxious life ,
to secure plenty and ease to the domestic . --
V .
Knox .
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2 .
pl . (
Com .)
Articles of home manufacture ,
especially cotton goods . [
U .
S .]
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45 Moby Thesaurus words for "
domestic ":
anchoritic ,
autochthonous ,
cloistered ,
domal ,
domestic servant ,
domesticated ,
domiciliary ,
drudge ,
eremitic ,
family ,
help ,
hermitic ,
hermitish ,
hired help ,
home ,
household ,
housekeeper ,
indigenous ,
inland ,
internal ,
intestine ,
manorial ,
mansional ,
menial ,
municipal ,
national ,
native ,
palatial ,
private ,
recluse ,
residential ,
residentiary ,
scullion ,
sequestered ,
servant ,
servitor ,
shut in ,
shut up ,
slavey ,
stay -
at -
home ,
steward ,
subdued ,
submissive ,
tame ,
turnspit DOMESTICS .
Those who reside in the same house with the master they serve the term does not extend to workmen or laborers employed out of doors .
5 Binn .
R .
167 ;
Merl .
Rep .
h .
t .
The Act of Congress of April 30 ,
1790 ,
s .
25 ,
uses the word domestic in this sense .
2 .
Formerly ,
this word was used to designate those who resided in the house of another ,
however exalted their station ,
and who performed services for him .
Voltaire ,
in writing to the French queen ,
in 1748 ,
says ) "
Deign to consider ,
madam ,
that I am one of the domestics of the king ,
and consequently yours ,
lily companions ,
the gentlemen of the king ," &
c .
3 .
Librarians ,
secretaries ,
and persons in such honorable employments ,
would not probably be considered domestics ,
although they might reside in the house of their respective employers .
4 .
Pothier ,
to point out the distinction between a domestic and a servant ,
gives the following example :
A literary man who lives and lodges with you ,
solely to be your companion ,
that you may profit by his conversation and learning ,
is your domestic ;
for all who live in the same house and eat at the same table with the owner of the house ,
are his domestics ,
but they are not servants .
On the contrary ,
your Valet de ,
chambre ,
to whom you pay wages ,
and who sleeps out of your house ,
is not ,
properly speaking ,
your domestic ,
but your servant .
Poth .
Proc .
Cr .
sect .
2 ,
art .
5 ,
Sec .
5 ;
Poth .
Ob .
710 ,
828 ;
9 Toull .
n .
314 ;
H .
De Pansey ,
Des Justices de Paix ,
c .
30 ,
n .
1 .
Vide Operative ;
Servant .
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