(formal or humorous)an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place (正式 或幽默)居民;居住者 denizens of field and forest. 田野和山林的居民(指动物)。 ■(Brit. historical)a foreigner allowed certain rights in their adopted country (英, 史)(在居住国享有某些权利的)外国人,(移居某国的)外籍人士
派生 denizenship noun 语源
late Middle English deynseyn, via Anglo-Norman French from Old French deinz 'within' (from Latin de 'from' + intus 'within') + -ein (from Latin -aneus '-aneous'). The change in the form of the word was due to association with citizen