cit.i.zen
n.Abbr. cit.(名词)缩写 cit.A person owing loyalty to and entitled by birth or naturalization to the protection of a state or nation.公民:本国籍的或加入本国籍的效忠于国家并有权得到国家保护的人A resident of a city or town, especially one entitled to vote and enjoy other privileges there.城镇居民:城市或镇的居民,尤指在城镇里有权投票并享有其它权利的人A civilian.平民A native, inhabitant, or denizen of a particular place:居民:一个特定地方的本地出生者、居住者或入籍者:例句:.We have learned to be citizens of the world, members of the human community.(Franklin D. Roosevelt).我们学会了作为世界的居民,人类社会的成员.(富兰克林.D.罗斯福)
来源:Middle English citisein 中古英语 citisein from Anglo-Norman citesein 源自 英法语 citesein probably alteration of Old French citeain 可能为 古法语 citeain的变化 from cite [city] * see city 源自 cite [城市] *参见 city
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cit.izenly
adj.(形容词)<参考词汇><同义词>citizen,national,subject同义词>The central meaning shared by these nouns is .a person owing allegiance to a nation or state and entitled to its protection.: 这些名词所共有的中心意义是.效忠于一个国家或地区并有权得到它的保护的人.: 例句:an American citizen;一个美国公民;
例句: a British national;一个英国国民;
例句:a French subject. 一个法国臣民
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