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burgesses
市民;自由民;自治市公民
burgesses is the plural of burgess.
核心释义
多指英国自治市的市民,亦为法律用语。
a citizen of an English borough
- 1.
拥有完全权利的自治市居民;公民。
An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen.
- 2.
缴纳市政税的人;纳税人。
A person who pays municipal taxes, a ratepayer.
伯吉斯(英国讽刺小说家);拥有完全权利的自治市居民;公民。;缴纳市政税的人;纳税人。;(自治市的)市民;自由民;[法] 自治市公民
用法In use
In medieval England, a burgess had the right to vote in borough elections.
用法提示:burgess 在此是名词,指自治市的市民。
The burgesses of the town gathered in the square to discuss the new tax.
用法提示:burgesses 是 burgess 的复数形式,仍指自治市市民。
As a burgess, he was expected to pay his share of the city's expenses.
用法提示:burgess 作名词,表示拥有自治市公民身份的市民。
a burgess of + place
burgess 指英国自治市的市民,常用于历史或正式语境。
He was a burgess of the ancient borough.
他是这个古老自治市的市民。
Burgess's + work
此处 Burgess 指英国讽刺小说家安东尼·伯吉斯(1917–1993)。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- burgess of the town
- 该镇的市民
- As a burgess of the town, he was entitled to attend the assembly.作为该镇的市民,他有权参加集会。
- the mayor and burgesses
- 市长和市民们
- The charter was granted to the mayor and burgesses of York.该特许状被授予约克市的市长和市民们。
- admitted as a burgess
- 获准成为市民
- In 1602, he was admitted as a burgess.1602年,他获准成为市民。
- burgess roll
- 市民名册
- His name appears on the burgess roll.他的名字出现在市民名册上。
- burgess rights
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 burgess 想成 borough(自治市)里的市民,发音像“伯吉斯”,记住自治市的市民叫 burgess。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:历史文献、法律条文 当“burgess”表示“英国自治市的市民”时,属正式/历史用语,多出现在历史文献、法律条文或正式写作中,现代日常口语中已很少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些单词与burgess的拼写结尾相同(-ess),但发音不同:burgess中的-ess读作/ɪs/,而这些单词中的-ess读作/ɛs/,因此并非押韵。没有常见单词与burgess完全押韵。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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