Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2053
resident
居住的；定居的
living or residing in a particular place, typically for a long time
- 1.
Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
长期居住在某地的；住在自己庄园的
- 2.
Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
基于特定地点的；当地的
- 3.
Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.
当前加载到内存中的(相对于虚拟内存)
- 4.
living in a particular place
居住在某地的；居民
常驻的；驻地的；常驻内存的；驻留的；长期居住在某地的；住在自己庄园的；基于特定地点的；当地的；当前加载到内存中的(相对于虚拟内存)
In use
The resident population of the town has increased by 10% this year.
She works as a resident physician at the city hospital.
There is a resident cat in the office that keeps us company.
resident aliens
be resident in + place
表示在某地长期居住，较正式。
She is resident in London.
她居住在伦敦。
resident + noun
定语用法，指专职或常驻的职员。
The hospital needs a resident doctor.
这家医院需要一位住院医生。
Common mistakes
This is a resident area.
Connections
Collocations
- resident population
- 常住人口
- The island's resident population stays unchanged throughout the year.该岛的常住人口全年保持不变。
- resident alien
- 外籍居民
- The immigration lawyer explained the rights of a resident alien.移民律师解释了外籍居民的权利。
- resident bird
- 留鸟
- Unlike migrants, resident birds do not travel south in winter.与候鸟不同，留鸟冬季不会南迁。
- resident representative
- 常驻代表
- She serves as the UN resident representative in the region.她是联合国在该地区的常驻代表。
- resident manager
- 驻店经理；驻场经理
- The hotel's resident manager handled the complaint immediately.酒店的驻店经理立即处理了投诉。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 resident 拆作 re+side+ent 记：反复待在同一侧(地方)的人，就是“居民/常驻的”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：official documents、technical writing、formal reports 该形容词多用于正式或书面语境，如官方文件、法律文本和技术文档；日常口语中较少直接使用，表示“居住在某地的”时常改用 local 等词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
“resident”与“president”押韵（重读音节及之后的发音相同：/ˈrɛzɪdənt/ vs /ˈprɛzɪdənt/）。注意“confident”“evident”“incident”“accident”虽都以 -dent/-dənt 结尾，但重读元音或辅音不同，并不与“resident”押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，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。
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