city-dweller
city-dweller — 名詞
1. someone whose home is in a city rather than the countryside or a small town, and
都市居民
長住於城市的人
someone whose home is in a city rather than the countryside or a small town, and whose daily life is shaped by urban surroundings.
Most city-dwellers in Taipei rely on the metro to get to work each morning.
台北的都市居民大多依靠捷運通勤上班。
typical subject: city-dwellers + plural verb
Heloísa grew up on a farm but became a city-dweller after moving to São Paulo.
Heloísa 在農場長大，搬到聖保羅後成了都市居民。
contrast with rural background
The survey asked city-dwellers how often they visit parks and green spaces.
這份問卷詢問都市居民多久造訪公園與綠地一次。
For busy city-dwellers, a weekend in the mountains feels like a different world.
對忙碌的都市居民來說，在山上度週末像是另一個世界。
Anong noticed that city-dwellers in Bangkok walk much faster than people in her hometown.
Anong 注意到曼谷的都市居民走路比她家鄉的人快得多。
- urbanite
more formal; often suggests a sophisticated, fashion-conscious city resident
- townie
informal British; can be mildly negative when used by rural speakers
- city slicker
informal; teasing tone, often used by rural people about visiting city folk
- country-dweller
direct opposite — someone who lives in the countryside
- villager
someone who lives in a village; smaller and more rural than 'town-dweller'
文法句型
a city-dweller in [place]
city-dwellers + verb
用法筆記
Almost always plural in generalising statements about urban life. Often paired with a city name or a contrast term such as 'country folk' or 'villagers'.