ADJECTIVE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤full正式公民◇They are fighting for acceptance as full citizens of the country.他們為爭取成為這個國家的正式公民而鬥爭。➤naturalized(通過入籍的)歸化公民▸➤British, Thai, US, etc.英國、泰國、美國等公民▸➤decent, good, honest, law-abiding, model, respectable, responsible, solid, upright, upstanding規矩的/良好的/誠實的/守法的/模範/令人尊敬的/負責任的/可靠的/正直的/正派的公民◇This terrible crime has shocked all law-abiding citizens.這樁駭人的罪行震驚了所有守法的公民。➤concerned關切的公民▸➤leading, prominent傑出的公民◇She is a prominent citizen of the town.她是小鎮上的傑出公民。➤average, ordinary普通公民◇It's not clear how the new law will affect the ordinary citizen.新法將對普通公民產生怎樣的影響還不清楚。➤innocent無辜的公民➤armed (especially NAmE) 武裝的公民▸➤second-class二等公民◇Gay people have had enough of being treated as second-class citizens.同性戀者受夠了二等公民待遇。➤private平民◇lawsuits brought against private citizens針對平民的訴訟◇The king was visiting France as a private citizen.國王正以平民身分訪問法國。➤senior年長的公民◇discounts for senior citizens給老年公民的折扣優惠➤productive (especially NAmE) 有生產力的公民PHRASES➤sb's fellow citizens某人的同胞
citizen noun ⇨citizen (an Australian citizen)⇨resident (law-abiding citizens)citizen
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citizen ♦︎ voter ♦︎ taxpayer ♦︎ native ♦︎ national ♦︎ subjectThese are all words for a person who belongs to a particular country and has legal rights there.这些词均表示公民、国民。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a citizen / native / national of a country◆a British citizen / voter / taxpayer / national / subject◆a US / Australian, etc. citizen / voter / taxpayer / national◆an ordinary / average citizen / voter / taxpayer◆a foreign / fellow citizen / national■citizen [countable] a person who has the legal right to belong to a particular country公民◆She's Italian by birth, but is now an Australian citizen.她生于意大利,但现在是澳大利亚公民。 see also citizen ⇨ resident▸citizenship
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[uncountable] ◆You can apply for citizenship after five years' residency.居住满五年可申请公民身份。■voter [countable] a person who votes or has the right to vote, especially in a political election(尤指政治选举中的)投票人,选举人,有选举权的人◆Only 60% of eligible voters actually used their vote.只有60%的合资格选民行使了选举权。■taxpayer ˈtækspeɪə(r) [countable] a person who pays tax to the government, especially on the money that they earn纳税人◆The changes make an average taxpayer £2.50 a week better off.这些改革使纳税人平均每周少交2.50英镑的税。◆Hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money have been spent on the project.这个项目已经花上纳税人的几十万英镑。ⓘ The taxpayer is often used to refer to the ordinary people of a country as a group, when talking about government spending.在谈论政府支出时,taxpayer常指一国的老百姓群体◆What is the cost to the taxpayer of hosting the Olympics?举办奥运会要花纳税人多少钱?◆Should politicians be able to travel first class at the taxpayer's expense?政客出行能花纳税人的钱坐头等舱吗?◆It was estimated to have cost the US taxpayer $35 billion.据估计,这花费了美国纳税人350亿美元。■native [countable] a person who was born in a particular country or area出生于某国(或某地)的人◆She was not a native of the island, but had lived there for many years.她不是在那个岛出生的,但在那儿生活了很多年。 see also native ⇨ residentnoun, native ⇨ culturaladj.■national [countable] (ratherformal) a person who belongs to a particular country(某国的)公民◆The government has advised British nationals to leave the area.政府建议英国公民离开该地区。ⓘ Nationals is used especially when talking about people of a particular nationality who are abroad, for example living and working in a foreign country. * national尤指在国外生活、工作的侨民。▸nationality ˌnæʃəˈnæləti
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[uncountable, countable] ◆She has dual nationality(= is a citizen of two countries).她有双重国籍。◆The college attracts students of all nationalities.这所大学吸引着各国的学生。■subject [countable] (ratherformal) a person who has the right to belong to a particular country, especially one with a king or queen(尤指君主制国家的)国民,臣民◆British subjects and Commonwealth citizens do not need visas.英国国民和英联邦公民不需要签证。◆The prince had to tax his subjects heavily to raise money for the war.国王不得不对他的臣民征重税来为战争筹款。