metic

n. (古希腊城市中) 享有部分公民权的外侨

发音

UK /ˈmɛtɪk/
US /ˈmɛtək/
US /ˈmɛɾək/

词形变化

metics 复数 metics

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    In Ancient Greek city-states, a resident alien who did not have the rights of a citizen and who paid a tax for the right to live there.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

alien foreigner noncitizen outlander

词源

From Late Latin metycus (also metoecus), from Ancient Greek μέτοικος (métoikos, “foreigner, metic”).

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