Word · Frequency #25515
townsman
同镇人；同乡
a person from the same town as yourself
- 1.
A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town.
城镇居民；同城男子
- 2.
A resident of a university town, as opposed to a scholar at the university; a townie.
大学城居民(相对于大学学者)；本地人
- 3.
Synonym of oppidan (“type of student”).
与 oppidan 同义(一种学生)
镇民；城里人；市民；城镇居民；同城男子；大学城居民(相对于大学学者)；本地人；与 oppidan 同义(一种学生)；镇民
In use
The townsmen decorated the main street with lanterns for the autumn fair.
As a townsman, he could tell you the history of every building on the block.
He moved here a year ago and now considers himself a townsman.
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。
a townsman of + [possessive pronoun]
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。
Common mistakes
There are many townsman in the town.
Connections
Collocations
- fellow townsman
- 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。
- prominent townsman
- 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。
- wealthy townsman
- 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。
- leading townsmen
- 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。
Synonyms
- town dweller
- 城镇居民（住在城镇里的人） · 直白中性，无性别色彩；townsman 较为正式且略旧，口语中更常说 town dweller。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
town（镇）+s+man（人）：同镇的人，即同乡、镇民。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 townsmen。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No word here truly rhymes with townsman /ˈtaʊnzmən/. Tradesman and salesman share the voiced /z/ before /mən/, but their vowels differ from the /aʊn/ in townsman. Statesman, sportsman, craftsman, and spokesman are spelling lookalikes with a voiceless /s/ before /mən/.
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.