indigenous adj. 1.本土的,土生土长的。 2.生来的;为…所固有的 (to)。 use indigenous raw materials 就地取材。 an indigenous population 土著居民。 feelings indigenous to human beings 人类固有的感情。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
In anthropological terms, to "indigenize" means to force local cultures to adopt another. Most changes in original culture occur when western corporations impose their products on other economies, Westernizing.