local

名词 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
   同义词：local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic

形容词 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.
   我建议他在当地的报纸上登条广告。
2. He provided local delicacies for his guests' meal.
   他用当地的美味佳肴来招待客人。
3. Football fever gripped the town when the local team reached the cup final.
   在当地的足球队打进了优胜杯的决赛圈后，全市掀起一阵足球热。
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.
   快车比慢车快一小时。
6. I asked one of the locals which way to go.
   我问了一位本地人，该走哪条路。

lo.cal

adj.（形容词）

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular place:
当地的：一特定地方的，与其有关的或有其特色的：
例句：
a local custom; the local slang.
当地风俗；当地俚语

Of or relating to a city, town, or district rather than a larger area:
地方的：一个城市、村镇或地区而非一个大区域的，与其有关的：
例句：
state and local government.
州政府及地方政府

Not broad or general; not widespread:
局部的：不广泛，不是一般化的；不是大范围传播的：
例句：
local outbreaks of flu.
流感的局部爆发

Medicine Of or affecting a specific part of the body:
【医学】 局部的：有关或影响身体某一部位的：
例句：
a local infection.
局部感染

Making all possible or scheduled stops on a route; not express:
非快车的：在沿线所有可能或计划中的车站停靠的；非特快的：
例句：
a local train.
慢车

n.（名词）
A public conveyance that makes several intermediate stops before the final destination is reached:
区间车：到达终点之前在中途数站停靠的公共运输工具：
例句：
changed trains to a local.
换乘地区性火车

A local chapter or branch of an organization, especially of a labor union.
地方分支：一个组织的地方分会或分支，尤指工会的
Informal A person from a particular locality.
【非正式用语】 来自某一特定地方的人

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Late Latin loc3lis
源自 后期拉丁语 loc3lis
from Latin locus [place]
源自 拉丁语 locus [地方]

【引伸】
lo.cally
adv.（副词）
lo.calness
n.（名词）