autochthon
/ɔːˈtɒkθ(ə)n//ɔˈtɑkθ(ə)n/
词源链
- 英语English
autochthon
词源说明
From Ancient Greek αὐτόχθων (autókhthōn, “indigenous”), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + χθών (khthṓn, “earth, soil”).
释义
名词noun
- 1formalThe earliest inhabitant of an area; an indigenous person.
- 2(geology) A large mass of rock in the place of its original formation, rooted to its basement (foundation rock) as opposed to an allochthon or nappe