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a townsman of + [place]
表示“某城镇或城市的居民”，常用于正式或文学语境。
He is a townsman of York.
他是约克的市民。
同镇人；同乡
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同镇人；同乡
a person from the same town as yourself
He is a townsman of York.
他是约克的市民。
城镇居民；同城男子
A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town.
大学城居民(相对于大学学者)；本地人
A resident of a university town, as opposed to a scholar at the university; a townie.
与 oppidan 同义(一种学生)
Synonym of oppidan (“type of student”).
The townsmen decorated the main street with lanterns for the autumn fair.
镇民们挂起灯笼装饰主街，为秋季集市做准备。
As a townsman, he could tell you the history of every building on the block.
作为镇上的人，他能给你讲出这一带每栋建筑的历史。
He moved here a year ago and now considers himself a townsman.
他一年前搬到这里，现在把自己看作镇上的一员。
表示“某城镇或城市的居民”，常用于正式或文学语境。
He is a townsman of York.
他是约克的市民。
表示“与说话人来自同一城镇的人”；of mine 表所属关系。
He is a townsman of mine.
他是我的同乡。
Not this
There are many townsman in the town.
Use this
There are many townsmen in the town.
townsman 的复数形式不是加s，而是把 man 变成 men，所以表示“许多镇民”时要用 townsmen。
Not this
All townsmen have the right to vote in national elections.
Use this
All citizens have the right to vote in national elections.
townsman 只表示“镇民/城里人/同乡”，不是法律意义上的“公民”；在选举等法律语境中表示“公民”要用 citizen。
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同乡；同镇人
He was happy to meet a fellow townsman abroad.
他在国外遇到一位同乡，感到很高兴。
知名市民；镇上显要人物
The new museum was opened by a prominent townsman.
这座新博物馆由一位知名市民揭幕。
富有的市民
A wealthy townsman donated the land for the park.
一位富有的市民捐赠了这片土地用于建公园。
镇上的头面人物
The leading townsmen gathered to discuss the town's future.
镇上的头面人物聚集在一起讨论该镇的未来。
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town（镇）+s+man（人）：同镇的人，即同乡、镇民。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、历史记载、正式场合 该词比较正式，多用于文学作品或历史叙述中；日常口语通常说“居民”“市民”或“同乡的人”，较少用 townsman。
复数形式为 townsmen。
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