Word · Frequency #6242
citizenship
国籍；公民权；公民身份
the status of being a citizen with rights and duties; conduct as a citizen
- 1.
The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.
公民身份；公民资格
公民身份；公民资格；国籍；市民权；市民的身份；[法] 公民权；公民资格
In use
She applied for dual citizenship after living in Canada for five years.
Good citizenship involves respecting the laws and contributing to the community.
He lost his citizenship when he was convicted of treason.
have (dual) citizenship
She has dual citizenship in the US and Canada.
她拥有美国和加拿大的双重国籍。
apply for citizenship
He applied for citizenship after living there for five years.
在居住五年后，他申请了国籍。
grant someone citizenship
The country grants citizenship to investors.
该国授予投资者国籍。
Common mistakes
He is a citizenship of China.He is a citizen of China.
Citizenship 是抽象名词，不能指代人，应用 citizen。
She has a citizenship of Japan.She has citizenship of Japan.
Citizenship 是不可数名词，通常不使用不定冠词 a。
Connections
Collocations
- dual citizenship
- 双重国籍
- She holds dual citizenship in the US and Canada.她持有美国和加拿大的双重国籍。
- citizenship application
- 国籍申请
- He submitted his citizenship application last month.他上个月提交了国籍申请。
- citizenship test
- 公民身份考试
- To become a citizen, you must pass a citizenship test.要成为公民，你必须通过公民身份考试。
- citizenship ceremony
- 入籍仪式
- The new citizens took the oath at the citizenship ceremony.新公民在入籍仪式上宣誓。
- citizenship rights
- 公民权利
- All citizens should enjoy equal citizenship rights.所有公民应享有平等的公民权利。
- citizenship education
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“citizen”（公民）与“ship”（船），公民的船即公民身份。
Context & Register
通常用于法律、政治、公民教育等正式语境，指公民身份或国籍。多形容权利与义务相关的概念，含正式和中性色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The listed words share the spelling ending -ship but do not rhyme with citizenship because their stressed vowels differ. Citizenship stresses the first vowel /ɪ/ (as in 'sit'), while these words have various stressed vowels (e.g., /ɛ/ in friendship, /ɑː/ in hardship, /ɜː/ in worship, /oʊ/ in fellowship, /iː/ in leadership). They are useful for spelling comparison only.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.