townsman
n. 镇民, 城里人, 市民, 同镇人, 同乡, 同市人
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词形变化
townsmen
复数
townsmen
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town.
1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados Two independent witnesses would testify that he carried no parcel. They were townsmen of St. Abbots who had travelled down in the same carriage with him.
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2.
A resident of a university town, as opposed to a scholar at the university; a townie.
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3.
Synonym of oppidan (“type of student”).
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English townes-man, from Old English tūnmann, tūnes mann, equivalent to town + -s- + man.
来源：wiktionary