喬最近致力於易混淆字彙以及一些同義字的加強，今天要分享的是非常重要的「居住類單字」，在聽說讀寫都是非常重要的單字區:
【居住(動詞)】
dwell (V.) 居住
[to live in a specified place]
例:
She dwelt in remote parts of Asia for many years.
她已經住在亞洲的偏遠地區多年
她已經住在亞洲的偏遠地區多年
reside (V.) 居住；定居
[to live, have your home or stay in a
place]
例:
The family now resides in southern France.
這家人現居住在法國南部
inhabit (V.) 居住於
[to live in a place]
例:
These remote islands are inhabited only by birds.
這些偏僻的島嶼上只有鳥類棲息
lodge (V.) 借宿；借住
[to pay rent to stay somewhere]
例:
She lodged with Mrs Higgins when she first came to Cambridge.
她第一次來劍橋時借宿在希金斯太太家裡
abide (V.) 居住
[to have one's abode; dwell; reside]
例:
She abides in a small Scottish village.
sojourn (V.) 逗留;
停留
[to stay somewhere temporarily]
例:
Nancy is sojourning on the Riviera for 2 months.
settle down (V-phr.) 安頓下來；習慣於新環境
[to become familiar with a place and to
feel happy and confident in it]
例:
She quickly settled down in her new house/job/school.
她很快適應了新居/新工作/新學校的生活
【居民(名詞)】
inhabitant (n.) (某地的)居民；棲息動物
[a person or animal that lives in a particular place]
[a person or animal that lives in a particular place]
例:
There is 5 million inhabitants in that city.
那城市有五百萬個居民
resident (n.) 居民;
住戶
[a person who lives in or has their
home in a place]
例:
The local residents were angry at the lack of parking spaces.
當地居民對停車位短缺一事非常惱火
occupant (n.) 居住者[FORMAL]
[a person who lives or works in a room
or building]
例:
The previous occupants were an Italian family.
先前的居住者是一家義大利人
occupier (n.) 居住者;
佔用人
[someone who lives or works in a
particular room, building or piece of land or someone who is using
it]
例:
The envelope was simply addressed to 'The Occupier'.
信封上只寫著「住戶收」
dweller (n) 城市/城鎮/洞穴等居民
[a person who lives in a city, town,
caves, etc.]
例:
There are no Tokyo dwellers lurking ominously in their gang.
沒有東京人在他們中間花言巧語亂出主意
settler (n.) (尤指來自別國的)移民者;
定居者;
殖民者
[a person who arrives, especially from
another country, in a new place and takes the land in order to live
on it and farm it]
例:
This restaurant is owned by an Italian settle.
這家餐館是一位義大利移民所有
townsfolk = townspeople (複數名詞)
鎮民;
市民
[people who live in a particular town,
considered as a group]
例The
townspeople have raised $9 million for a new museum.
市民為建造一座新的博物館已籌集了900萬美元
the citizenry (n.) (全體)市民(或公民)
[the group of people who live in a
particular city, town, area or country]
例:
The country's citizenry is/are more politically aware than in the
past.
現在該國公民比過去更關心政治
【居住處；棲息地(名詞)】
habitat (n.) (動植物的)生長地;棲息地
[the natural environment in which an
animal o plant usually lives]
例:
With so many areas of woodland being cut down, a lot of wildlife is
losing its natural habitat.
大片林地被砍伐，很多野生動物在失去牠們的天然棲息地
habitation (n.) [FORMAL] 居住
[the act of living in a building]
例:
That building is unfit for human habitation.
那棟建築物不適合人居住
abode [FORMAL] 住所;
寓所
[the place where someone lives]
例:
The defendant is of no fixed abode (= has no permanent home).
被告沒有固定住所
例:
Welcome to my humble abode!
歡迎光臨寒舍!
(幽默用法)
residence (n.) 住所;
住房;
宅第
[a home]
例:
It is the Governor's official residence.
這是總督官邸
residency (n.) 居住;
定居
[the fact of living in a place]
例:
There is a residency requirement for obtaining citizenship.
要成為這裡的公民需要滿足一年的居住時間要求
dwelling (n.) 房屋;
住所;
住處
[a house or place to live in]
There is an estimated shortfall of some
five million dwellings across the country.
據估計全國缺少約500萬套房屋
domicile (n.) 居住地;
住址
[the place where a person lives]
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