名詞 local:

1. public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
2. anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
   同義詞：local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic

形容詞 local:

1. relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
2. of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood
3. affecting only a restricted part or area of the body

1. I suggest that he put an advertisement in the local paper.
   我建議他在當(dāng)?shù)氐膱?bào)紙上登條廣告。
2. He provided local delicacies for his guests' meal.
   他用當(dāng)?shù)氐拿牢都央葋碚写腿恕?/div>
3. Football fever gripped the town when the local team reached the cup final.
   在當(dāng)?shù)氐淖闱蜿?duì)打進(jìn)了優(yōu)勝杯的決賽圈后，全市掀起一陣足球熱。
4. He works in the local court.
   他在地方法院工作。
5. The express train is an hour faster than the local.
   快車比慢車快一小時(shí)。
6. I asked one of the locals which way to go.
   我問了一位本地人，該走哪條路。

lo.cal

adj.（形容詞）

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular place:
當(dāng)?shù)氐模阂惶囟ǖ胤降模c其有關(guān)的或有其特色的：
例句：
a local custom; the local slang.
當(dāng)?shù)仫L(fēng)俗；當(dāng)?shù)刭嫡Z

Of or relating to a city, town, or district rather than a larger area:
地方的：一個(gè)城市、村鎮(zhèn)或地區(qū)而非一個(gè)大區(qū)域的，與其有關(guān)的：
例句：
state and local government.
州政府及地方政府

Not broad or general; not widespread:
局部的：不廣泛，不是一般化的；不是大范圍傳播的：
例句：
local outbreaks of flu.
流感的局部爆發(fā)

Medicine Of or affecting a specific part of the body:
【醫(yī)學(xué)】 局部的：有關(guān)或影響身體某一部位的：
例句：
a local infection.
局部感染

Making all possible or scheduled stops on a route; not express:
非快車的：在沿線所有可能或計(jì)劃中的車站?？康模环翘乜斓模?/br>例句：
a local train.
慢車

n.（名詞）
A public conveyance that makes several intermediate stops before the final destination is reached:
區(qū)間車：到達(dá)終點(diǎn)之前在中途數(shù)站?？康墓策\(yùn)輸工具：
例句：
changed trains to a local.
換乘地區(qū)性火車

A local chapter or branch of an organization, especially of a labor union.
地方分支：一個(gè)組織的地方分會(huì)或分支，尤指工會(huì)的
Informal A person from a particular locality.
【非正式用語】 來自某一特定地方的人

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Late Latin loc3lis
源自 后期拉丁語 loc3lis
from Latin locus [place]
源自 拉丁語 locus [地方]

【引伸】
lo.cally
adv.（副詞）
lo.calness
n.（名詞）