词汇精选：inhabitant的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

n.

住户 [C]

例句：

The old inhabitant who answered was a tall, gaunt woman

这个答话的本地老住户是一个高个儿，瘦身材的女人。

例句：

The inhabitant of the island is friendly.

岛上的居民很友善。

栖息的动物 [C]

二、词义辨析：

citizen,civilian,inhabitant,resident,native

这些名词均含有“居民，公民”之意。citizen指拥有某国国籍或有某地区合法身份的人，即公民。civilian指相对于军人或官员的平民百姓。inhabitant最普通用词，一般指常住居民。resident多指长期居住或暂时居住的居民，有时也指旅居者。native指土生土长的本地居民。

三、参考例句：

The inhabitant of the island is friendly.

岛上的居民很友善。

Every inhabitant here has an obligation to pay taxes.

这里的每一位居民都有纳税的义务。

The tapeworm is an inhabitant of the intestine.

绦虫是栖居肠内的寄生虫。

The local inhabitant do not like noisy tourist in summer.

当地居民不喜欢夏季喧闹的游客。

The old inhabitant who answered was a tall, gaunt woman

这个答话的本地老住户是一个高个儿，瘦身材的女人。

As an inhabitant of the 21st century, I try to be "green".

作为21世纪的居民，我想尽可能地过一种“绿色”生活。

Here, an Eastern refers to a native or inhabitant of the east, especially the eastern United States.

东部地区的人在此处是指东方本地人或居住者，尤指美国东部的人。