habitant
habitant — 名詞
- habitantsingular
- habitantsplural
1. someone whose home is in a specific town, city, or area
居民
居住在某地的人
someone whose home is in a specific town, city, or area
Vikram has been a habitant of this quiet coastal village for over thirty years.
Vikram 在這個寧靜的沿海村莊已經住了三十多年。
habitant of [place]
The island's few habitants gathered at the harbour when the supply boat arrived.
島上為數不多的居民在補給船抵達時聚集到港口。
As a long-time habitant of Seoul, Chiara knows every back alley in the old quarter.
作為首爾的長期居民，Chiara 對舊城區的每條小巷都瞭若指掌。
Kwame spoke to the older habitants about how the neighbourhood had changed since the war.
Kwame 向老居民們打聽這個社區自戰爭以來發生了怎樣的變化。
A census form was delivered to every habitant of the district last Tuesday.
上週二，一份人口普查表格被送到了該區的每一位居民手中。
- resident
the most common, everyday word for someone who lives in a place
- inhabitant
standard and neutral, more common than 'habitant'
- dweller
mainly used in compounds such as 'city-dweller' or 'cave-dweller'
用法筆記
Formal or literary; in everyday English, 'resident' or 'inhabitant' is the much more common choice.
常見錯誤
2. a newcomer who travels to a place — often from abroad — to make it their home an
移居者
從外地來到新土地定居的人
a newcomer who travels to a place — often from abroad — to make it their home and work the land
The first French habitants arrived in the valley in 1642 and cleared the forest for farmland.
第一批法國移居者於 1642 年到達山谷，並砍伐森林開闢農田。
French habitants — historical settler context
Defne read the diaries of early habitants who crossed the mountains seeking new land.
Defne 閱讀了早期移居者的日記，他們翻山越嶺尋找新的土地。
The new habitants brought seeds and tools from their homeland to farm the land.
這些新移居者從家鄉帶來了種子和工具，在這片土地上耕作。
Nellie's ancestors were among the original habitants who settled the river plain.
Nellie 的祖先是定居在河流平原上的最早一批移居者之一。
The museum displays letters written by habitants describing their first winter in the colony.
博物館展出了移居者描述他們在殖民地度過第一個冬天的信件。
- native
someone born in the region rather than having arrived from elsewhere
用法筆記
Historical; most often refers to early settlers in Canada, especially French-Canadian farmers. Distinguish from sense 1 (RESIDENT), which describes any person living in a place, not necessarily a newcomer.