每日一词 home-grown

2019-07-16  本文已影响0人  琢石喵

home-grown: belong to one's own particular locality or country

home-grown:  adj,也可以写作homegrown, 意思是本土的,国产的,土生土长的。

用本义:后接蔬菜+水果等; 

引申义:后+talent/product/star/brand等词;在有些语境中也可以代替local

自主研发的导弹、航天器、列车

In recent years, home-grown technologies such as missiles, spacecrafts, and trains have slowly caught up with the best in the world. 

Justin有关创新的文章[ps: 写得太好了]

Innovation leaders also tend to be open to and tolerant of new and challenging ideas. They embrace the best brain, home-grown and airborne alike. Korea and Japan, for example, educated and keep their native-born talent. America and much of the rich world are remarkably resourceful: they produce their own as well as attract clever immigrants. 

Justin 瑞幸咖啡的文章

Unlike Starbucks, the Seattle-born global juggernaut, Luckin is a home-grown novice, despite its English name and sleek design.  国际巨头 vs 本土新手

《经济学人》

1)Texas has thrived by importing skilled Americans, but it needs to cultivate its home-grown workforce, too. (引起人才 vs 本土)

2)Instead, China unveiled another supercomputer, Sunway TaihuLight, that led that ranking in 2016 and 2017----this time powered entirely by home-grown microprocessors. 

3) They will push home-grown operating systems and technical standards, and direct vast resources and the country's sharpest minds to developing advanced technologies. 

应用:

1)翻译:很多人以为名创优品(Miniso)是日本品牌,但其实是国产品牌。

Many have mistakenly taken Miniso to be a Japanese brand, whereas it's home-grown.

2) 造句:故宫口红

Home-branded beauty products like Palace Museum Lipstick, have made a hit with young consumers in China. 

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