a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized 公民 a British citizen. 英国公民。 ■an inhabitant of a particular town or city 市民,(城镇)居民 the citizens of Edinburgh. 爱丁堡的市民。
常用词组 citizen of the world
a person who is at home in any country 世界公民,四海为家的人
派生 citizenry noun citizenship noun 语源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French citezein, 'alteration' (probably influenced by deinzein 'denizen') of Old French citeain, based on Latin civitas 'city' (see city)