a person who lives somewhere permanently or on a long-term basis 常住居民,定居者 ■a bird, butterfly, or other animal of a species that does not migrate 留鸟,无迁徙习性的蝴蝶(或其他动物) ■(Brit.)a guest in a hotel who stays for one or more nights (英)(旅店)住客 ■(US)a person who boards at a boarding school (美)寄宿制学校学生 ■(historical)a British government agent in any semi-independent state, especially the Governor General's agent at the court of an Indian state (史)(英国政府派驻半独立国家的)特派代表;(英国驻印度总督派驻各邦的)特派代表 ■an intelligence agent in a foreign country 驻外特工
(N. Amer.)a medical graduate engaged in specialized practice under supervision in a hospital (北美)(高级专科)住院医师
adjective
living somewhere on a long-term basis 常住的,定居的 he has been resident in Brazil for a long time. 他已在巴西居住了很长时间。 ■having quarters on the premises of one's work 住在工作场所的 resident farm workers. 住场农业工人。 ■attached to and working regularly for a particular institution 常驻的 the film studio needed a resident historian. 电影厂需要一位常驻的历史学家。 ■(of a bird, butterfly or other animal) non-migratory; remaining in an area throughout the year (鸟、蝴蝶等)非迁徙性的 ■(of a computer program, file, etc.) immediately available in computer memory, rather than having to be loaded from elsewhere (计算机程序、文件等)(在存储器中)常驻的,驻留的
派生 residentship noun
(historical 史).)
语源
Middle English: from Latin resident- 'remaining', from the verb residere (see reside)