domicile

domicile
[ˈdɒmɪsʌɪl, -sɪl]
(亦作 domicil -sɪl)
noun

(formal or Law)the country that a person treats as his or her permanent home, or lives in and has a substantial connection with
(正式律)原籍。比较residence
his wife has a domicile of origin in Germany.
他妻子原籍德国。
■(chiefly US)a person's residence or home
(主美)住所；家
the builder I've hired to renovate my new domicile.
我雇来装修新家的建筑工人。
■the place at which a company or other body is registered, especially for tax purposes
（尤其用于税收目的的）注册地址

verb

[with adverbial of place](be domiciled)(formal or Law)treat a specified country as a permanent home
(正式律)将…当作原籍。比较 reside
the tenant is domiciled in the United Kingdom.
这个房客就在英国安家了。
■(chiefly US)reside; be based
(主美)居住；以…为基地
he was domiciled in a frame house in the outskirts of Bogotá.
他居住在波哥大市郊的一个木屋里。

语源

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin domicilium 'dwelling', from domus 'home'

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