(亦作domicil /-sɪl/)
1
- formal or Law the country that a person treats as his or her permanent home, or lives in and has a substantial connection with〈正式〉【律】原籍; （永久）住所：
his wife has a domicile of origin in Germany.
他妻子原籍德国。比较RESIDENCE.
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- chiefly US a person's residence or home〈主美〉住宅; 家：
the builder I've hired to renovate my new domicile.
我雇来装修新家的建筑工人。
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- the place at which a company or other body is registered, especially for tax purposes（尤指为纳税所设的公司或其他机构的）注册地址。
with adverbial of place(be domiciled)
1- formal or Law treat a specified country as a permanent home〈正式〉【律】定居：
the tenant is domiciled in the United Kingdom.
这个房客定居于英国。比较RESIDE.
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- chiefly US reside; be based〈主美〉居住; 以…为基地：
he was domiciled in a frame house in the outskirts of Bogotá.
他居住在波哥大市郊的一间木板房里。
词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin domicilium 'dwelling'， from domus 'home'.