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colonists
殖民者；移民；定居者
colonists is the plural of colonist.
核心释义
a person who settles in a new colony or moves into a new country
- 1.
殖民地的创始人
A founder of a colony.
- 2.
在新殖民地定居或移居新国家的人
a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
- 3.
殖民地的成员
A member of a colony.
殖民地居民；殖民地成员；殖民地创始人；殖民地开拓者；殖民地的创始人；在新殖民地定居或移居新国家的人；殖民地的成员
用法In use
The first colonists built small wooden houses near the river.
用法提示：这里 colonist 指殖民地定居者，用复数 colonists 表示第一批殖民者。
Many colonists traveled across the ocean to start a new life.
用法提示：colonist 作为名词表示移居新殖民地的人，此处用复数泛指许多人。
The colonists worked together to grow crops and trade with local people.
用法提示：colonist 指殖民地居民或成员，复数形式 colonists 在句中作主语。
a colonist who [verb phrase]
who 引导的定语从句可以修饰 colonist，说明其行为或特征。
A colonist who settles in a new land must adapt quickly.
在新土地上定居的殖民者必须迅速适应。
colonists in [place]
colonist 后接介词 in 表示其所在的殖民地地区。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- early colonists
- 早期殖民者
- Early colonists built small wooden houses.早期殖民者建造了小木屋。
- American colonists
- 美洲殖民者
- The American colonists protested against British taxes.美洲殖民者抗议英国的税收。
- European colonists
- 欧洲殖民者
- European colonists changed the local economy.欧洲殖民者改变了当地经济。
- colonist families
- 殖民者家庭
- Colonist families often arrived together.殖民者家庭常常一同抵达。
- fellow colonists
- 同伴殖民者
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Colonist = colony(殖民地) + -ist(人)：想象一群人在新殖民地上安家，他们就是colonist(殖民者)。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：historical accounts、immigration discussions、colonial studies 该词为中性词，通常用于历史、移民或殖民相关话题，比较常见于书面或正式表述，日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words exactly rhyme with colonist. Botanist and communist share the same /ˈ...ənɪst/ ending and first-syllable stress but are not true rhymes because the consonant before /ənɪst/ differs. Antagonist and protagonist keep the same -onist spelling but stress -tag-, so they sound clearly different. Colonel and colony share the visible 'colon' spelling; colony matches the /ˈkɑlən/ start while colonel is pronounced /ˈkɜrnəl/.
用法优先级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。
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