citizen

单词辨析:

inhabitant citizen resident 【导航词义:居民】
inhabitant n. 居民
〔辨析〕

指某地的常住居民。

〔例证〕

He is an inhabitant of Beijing.

他是北京的居民。

She visited some cities of over three million inhabitants.

她访问了几个居住人口超过300万的城市。

citizen n. 市民;公民
〔辨析〕

指住在某个城镇、城市、国家等的居民,也可指具有某国合法国籍的人。

〔例证〕

Most Beijing citizens saw the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games on TV.

多数北京市民在电视上观看了第29届奥运会开幕式。

How many American citizens are now living in China?

现在有多少美国公民住在中国?

resident n. 居民;房客
〔辨析〕

指在某地的长期定居者或住户,也可指在某地的临时住客。

〔例证〕

The residents of this town are very hospitable.

这个镇子里的居民非常好客。

This hotel offers full-body massage only to its residents.

这家旅馆仅向房客提供全身按摩服务。

相关例句:

I am a United States citizen.

我是一个美国公民。

Yet from them one may learn how to be a citizen and a human being.

然而,从文学和历史中我们却能学会怎样做一个公民和一个真正的人。

He became a British citizen, thereby gaining the right to vote.

他成了英国公民,藉此得到了投票权。

The life of ordinary citizens began to change.

老百姓的生活开始发生变化。

In China, every citizen who has reached the age of eighteen has the right to vote and stand for election.

在中国,凡年满18岁的公民,都有选举权和被选举权。

No, I'm not a French citizen any longer.

不,我不再是法国公民了。