naturalization

英 [ˌnætʃrəlaɪ'zeɪʃn] 美 [ˌnætʃrəlaɪ'zeɪʃn]

• n. 归化；移入；移植；入国籍

英英释义

Noun:

1. the quality of being brought into conformity with nature

2. the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship

3. the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous

4. changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology;

   "the naturalization in English of many Italian words"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. They were anxious to make their naturalization complete.
   他们急切地要完成他们的归化。
2. The naturalization of southern plants in the north takes many years.
   在北方移植南方植物需要好多年。
3. They rejected his petition for naturalization.
   他们拒绝了他的入籍申请。
4. You must fill in the naturalization papers.
   你必须填写入国籍的文件。

词汇搭配

• individual naturalization [法] 个别入籍...

近反义词

【近义词】

• adaptation 改编
• settlement 解决
• naturalisation 归化