local
单词辨析：
指人在某处出生长大的，只作定语；也指动植物原产于某地的，常后接介词 to。
He is a native New Yorker.
他是个土生土长的纽约人。
She never saw her native land again.
她再也没见到自己的故土。
These elephants are native to Africa.
这些大象原产于非洲。
指与澳大利亚土著居民有关的，首字母可大写；也可形容最早在某地生活的人或动物。
aboriginal art/culture/inhabitants
土著艺术/文化/居民
He introduced the history of the issue of Aboriginal land rights.
他介绍了澳大利亚土著人土地权问题的历史。
指与某人所居住或所提到的地区有关的，通常作定语。
a local doctor/newspaper
当地医生/地方报纸
the local authorities
地方当局
She works at the local science institute.
她在当地科研机构工作。
He bought the vase at the local craft fair.
他在当地的手工艺品集市上买了这个花瓶。
相关例句：
We advertised for staff in a local newspaper
我们在一家地方报纸上刊登了招聘广告。
Bristol regained its status as a city in the local government reorganisation.
布里斯托尔在地方政府重组过程中重新获得了自己作为一个城市的法律地位。
There were feasts and banquets, theatrical entertainments and sporting competitions between local groups.
有酒席宴会、戏剧演出和地方队之间的体育竞赛。
The management of local affairs should dovetail regional interests with those of the country as a whole.
地方事务的管理应该使地方利益和国家的整体利益相吻合。
An injection of local anaesthetic is usually given first to numb the area.
通常先打局麻，以使该部位失去知觉。
Now is the time for local companies to seek out business opportunities in Europe
对于当地公司来说，现在是时候去欧洲寻求商机了。