inhabitant
citizen
resident【导航词义:居民】
inhabitant n. 居民
〔辨析〕指某地的常住居民。
〔例证〕
He is an inhabitant of Beijing.
他是北京的居民。
She visited some cities of over three million inhabitants.
她访问了几个居住人口超过300万的城市。
citizen n. 市民;公民
〔辨析〕指住在某个城镇、城市、国家等的居民,也可指具有某国合法国籍的人。
〔例证〕
Most Beijing citizens saw the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games on TV.
多数北京市民在电视上观看了第29届奥运会开幕式。
How many American citizens are now living in China?
现在有多少美国公民住在中国?
resident n. 居民;房客
〔辨析〕指在某地的长期定居者或住户,也可指在某地的临时住客。
〔例证〕
The residents of this town are very hospitable.
这个镇子里的居民非常好客。
This hotel offers full-body massage only to its residents.
这家旅馆仅向房客提供全身按摩服务。