citizen
/ˈsɪtɪzən/noun
1- a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized公民:
a British citizen.
英国公民。
1.1
- an inhabitant of a particular town or city市民, (城镇)居民:
the citizens of Edinburgh.
爱丁堡的市民。
短语
citizen of the world
- a person who is at home in any country世界公民, 四海为家的人。
派生词
citizenry
nouncitizenship
noun词源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French citezein, 'alteration' (probably influenced by deinzein 'denizen') of Old French citeain, based on Latin civitas 'city' (see CITY).