dom
dom — 名詞
- domsingular
- domsplural
1. A person who lives in a country that is not their official legal home, often to
非定居者
在所住國無法定居所者
A person who lives in a country that is not their official legal home, often to pay less tax on income earned elsewhere.
Kasia lives in London while keeping her legal home in Poland, making her a dom.
Kasia 住在倫敦但法定住所在波蘭，因此屬於 dom。
dom used as countable noun for a person
The number of doms living in England increased sharply after the tax rules changed.
稅務規則改變後，居住在英格蘭的 dom 數量大幅增加。
Tariq hired a tax lawyer to check whether his dom status was still valid.
Tariq 聘請了一位稅務律師，確認他的 dom 身份仍然有效。
New rules mean doms must now pay tax on all money they earn inside Britain.
新規定意味著 dom 現在必須為他們在英國賺取的所有收入繳稅。
- non-resident
wider term covering anyone not officially living in a country, not just for tax reasons
- expatriate
someone living outside their native country; does not specifically imply tax status
- resident
someone who is legally domiciled in the country where they live
- domiciled person
opposite legal status
文法句型
dom + verb
a + dom
用法筆記
Chiefly used in UK tax law. The full phrase is 'non-domiciled person'; 'dom' is a shortened form found in financial and legal discussions.
常見錯誤
dom — 形容詞
- dompositive
- dommercomparative
- dommestsuperlative
1. Describes a person whose legal home is in one country but who lives in another,
非定居的
描述法律上非定居者
Describes a person whose legal home is in one country but who lives in another, usually to reduce their tax bill.
The immigration officer stamped Hyun's passport and noted her dom status.
移民官在 Hyun 的護照上蓋章，並註明了她的 dom 身份。
attributive use: dom + status
Sahil was classified as a dom resident because his legal home was in Egypt.
Sahil 被歸類為 dom 居民，因為他的法定住所在埃及。
attributive use: dom + resident
The company offered special tax advice to its dom employees from Asia.
該公司為來自亞洲的 dom 員工提供特別的稅務建議。
Kemi checked whether she qualified as a dom taxpayer under the new rules.
Kemi 查詢了根據新規定她是否符合 dom 納稅人的資格。
- non-resident
less specific; can describe anyone not living in a country, not just for tax purposes
- expatriate
more general; describes anyone living outside their home country
文法句型
dom + noun (person type)
用法筆記
Always used before a noun describing the person's role (resident, employee, taxpayer). Distinguish from sense 2, which describes the rules or systems, not the person.
常見錯誤
2. Connected with the tax rules or financial arrangements that apply to people who
非定居稅務
關於非定居者稅務
Connected with the tax rules or financial arrangements that apply to people who are not legally domiciled in the country where they live.
The new dom legislation affects thousands of wealthy foreign residents living in London.
新的 dom 法規影響了數千名居住在倫敦的富裕外籍居民。
attributive use: dom + legislation
Banks now offer special dom banking services for clients with complex tax needs.
銀行現在為稅務需求複雜的客戶提供 dom 銀行服務。
The government reviewed its dom tax policies after complaints from overseas investors.
政府在收到海外投資者的投訴後審查了 dom 稅務政策。
Indra's accountant specializes in dom law for executives who work abroad.
Indra 的會計師專門為在海外工作的主管提供 dom 法律諮詢。
- non-resident
can describe tax rules but less specific to the non-domiciled concept
- resident
describes tax rules that apply to people living in their legal home country
文法句型
dom + noun (rule/arrangement)
用法筆記
Describes the systems and rules that apply to non-domiciled people, not the people themselves. The noun modified is typically impersonal (legislation, banking, law, policy).
常見錯誤
dom — 縮寫
1. Written abbreviation for 'domestic', used especially in travel, business, and tr
國內
domestic的縮寫
Written abbreviation for 'domestic', used especially in travel, business, and trade contexts to refer to activities within one country.
The airline offers cheap dom flights between Mumbai and Delhi every day.
該航空公司每天提供往返孟買和德里的廉價 dom 航班。
abbreviation in travel context: dom flights
Dom sales of the product were much higher than international ones last year.
該產品的 dom 銷售額去年遠高於國際銷售額。
Eli manages the dom team at a large shipping company in Singapore.
Eli 在新加坡一家大型航運公司管理 dom 團隊。
The report compares dom prices with those of imported goods from Europe.
這份報告比較了 dom 價格與歐洲進口商品的價格。
文法句型
dom + noun
用法筆記
Common in written notes, labels, and informal business documents. In formal writing, the full word 'domestic' is preferred.
2. Written abbreviation for 'dominant', used especially in BDSM contexts to describ
支配
dominant的縮寫
Written abbreviation for 'dominant', used especially in BDSM contexts to describe the person who takes the controlling role.
In their relationship, Nellie prefers to take the dom role during scenes.
在他們的關係中，Nellie 喜歡在場景中擔任 dom 的角色。
abbreviation in BDSM context: dom role
Some members of the local BDSM group identify as either dom or submissive.
當地 BDSM 團體的一些成員認同自己是 dom 或服從方。
Romi found that being a dom required patience and clear communication.
Romi 發現擔任 dom 需要耐心和清晰的溝通。
The dom partner in a session is responsible for the safety of both people.
場景中的 dom 夥伴負責雙方的人身安全。
- sub
abbreviation for submissive, the partner who follows the dominant's lead
文法句型
a + dom
dom + noun
用法筆記
Used primarily in BDSM communities. Not appropriate in formal writing. The full word 'dominant' is preferred in academic or official contexts.
3. Written abbreviation for 'dominion', used in historical contexts to refer to a s
自治領
dominion的縮寫
Written abbreviation for 'dominion', used in historical contexts to refer to a self-governing territory within the British Empire.
Canada was once officially called the Dom of Canada under British rule.
加拿大在英國統治時期曾被正式稱為 Dom of Canada。
historical use: the Dom of [country]
The abbreviation 'dom' appears in old legal documents about colonial territories.
縮寫「dom」出現在關於殖民地的舊法律文件中。
Historical maps from 1920 label Australia as a dom within the Empire.
1920 年的歷史地圖將澳洲標示為大英帝國下的一個 dom。
Scholars studying the Dom of New Zealand often read old colonial records.
研究 Dom of New Zealand 的學者經常查閱舊的殖民檔案。
文法句型
the + Dom + of
用法筆記
Archaic and rarely used in modern English outside historical writing. When capitalized as 'Dom' it refers to a specific former dominion (e.g., the Dom of Canada).