netizen

IPA/ˈnetɪzn/
IPA/ˈnetɪzn/

netizen — noun

  • netizensingular
  • netizensplural

1. somebody who spends a lot of time online and takes part in discussions, forums,

1.名詞C1
釋義

somebody who spends a lot of time online and takes part in discussions, forums, or social media communities, especially someone who feels they belong to the online world.

例句

Angry netizens flooded the company's official page with complaints after the price hike.

typical collocation: angry netizens + flooded + complaints

Taiwanese netizens shared the rescue dog's photo widely on Facebook and PTT forums.

pattern: [country/community] + netizens + shared/discussed

同義詞
  • internet user

    neutral and far more common in everyday English; lacks the community-membership feel of 'netizen'.

  • online commenter

    narrower — only people who post replies, not the broader online community.

  • web user

    slightly old-fashioned; technical rather than social.

反義詞
  • offliner

    informal coinage for someone who avoids the internet; rarely seen in print.

文法句型

a netizen of [community/forum]

用法筆記

Often appears as a collective plural subject ('netizens') performing online actions — posting, complaining, sharing, debating. Frequently modified by a nationality or community label ('Chinese netizens', 'Reddit netizens'). The word carries a slightly dated tone in English news writing today; it remains common in East Asian English-language media.

常見錯誤

❌I am a netizen of Facebook.
✅I am an active user on Facebook.
💡'netizen' usually refers to people collectively in their online behaviour, not as a self-label for a single account holder.
❌Netizen react angrily to the news.
✅Netizens reacted angrily to the news.
💡almost always plural in real usage and used with past or simple present, not the bare singular.