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the inhabitation of [place]
后接地点名词，表示在某地居住的行为或事实。
The inhabitation of the island began centuries ago.
该岛屿的居住始于几个世纪前。
居住；栖居
inhabitations — plural of inhabitation
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居住；栖居
the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place
The inhabitation of the island began centuries ago.
该岛屿的居住始于几个世纪前。
居住的行为或被居住的状态；内居。
The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; indwelling.
住所；居住地；住宅。
Abode; place of dwelling; residence.
人口；居民。
Population; inhabitants.
The inhabitation of the remote island began in the early 1800s.
这座偏远岛屿的居住始于19世纪初。
Scientists study the inhabitation of caves by bats.
科学家研究蝙蝠对洞穴的栖居。
Human inhabitation has caused many changes to the natural landscape.
人类的居住给自然景观带来了许多变化。
后接地点名词，表示在某地居住的行为或事实。
The inhabitation of the island began centuries ago.
该岛屿的居住始于几个世纪前。
by后接居住者，表示由谁居住。
The cave shows signs of inhabitation by early humans.
该洞穴显示早期人类居住的痕迹。
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I am interested in the inhabitation of this island.
Use this
I am interested in inhabiting this island.
“inhabitation”为名词，意为“居住”，而此处需用动词“inhabit”表示“居住（在）”。名词不能直接替代动词作谓语宾语，应改为动词形式。
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The cave offered an inhabitation for the bears.
Use this
The cave offered inhabitation for the bears.
“inhabitation”为不可数名词，通常不与不定冠词“an”连用。若要表示“供居住”的概念，不加冠词或视语境使用零冠词。
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The inhabitation of humans in this area is recent.
Use this
The inhabitation of this area by humans is recent.
“inhabitation of A by B”是正确搭配，表示“B对A的居住”，而“inhabitation of humans in this area”中“in”使用不当，应将“in”改为“by”来引出居住者。
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