| 释义 |
in·hab·i·tant
I. \-nt\ noun
Etymology: Middle English inhabitaunt, from Anglo-French enhabitant, from Middle French (present participle of enhabiter), from Latin inhabitant-, inhabitans, present participle of inhabitare to inhabit
1. : a person who dwells or resides permanently in a place as distinguished from a transient lodger or visitor
< an inhabitant of a house >
< an inhabitant of a state >
— compare citizen, domicile, resident
2. : one that makes its habitat or is commonly found in a place
< with respect to its insect inhabitants — Am Guide Series: New Hampshire >
< a normal inhabitant of the intestines of both man and animals — Farmer's Weekly (South Africa) >
II. adjective
Etymology: Latin inhabitant-, inhabitans, present participle
archaic : resident, dwelling |