the townspeople of [place]
指某一特定城镇的居民时,常用 the townspeople of + 地名。
The townspeople of Millfield voted to build a new school.
米尔菲尔德的镇民投票决定建一所新学校。
镇民;城镇居民
市民;城里生长的人
the people living in a town
镇民;市民
n the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
The townspeople gathered in the square to hear the mayor's announcement.
镇民们聚集在广场上听市长的通告。
用法提示:townspeople 是复数名词,指“镇民”,在句中作主语。
Many townspeople volunteered to help clean up the park after the storm.
许多镇民在暴风雨后自愿帮忙清理公园。
用法提示:townspeople 表示“城镇居民”,在此作主语。
The townspeople were proud of their small library.
镇民们为他们的小图书馆感到自豪。
用法提示:townspeople 指“镇民”,在句中作主语。
指某一特定城镇的居民时,常用 the townspeople of + 地名。
The townspeople of Millfield voted to build a new school.
米尔菲尔德的镇民投票决定建一所新学校。
townspeople 是复数名词,作主语时谓语动词要用复数形式。
The townspeople welcomed the travelers.
镇民们欢迎旅行者。
among the townspeople 表示“在镇民当中”;用 the 时特指某一城镇的居民。
Rumors spread quickly among the townspeople.
谣言在镇民中间迅速传播。
与 townspeople 同义,但更口语化、带文学色彩;正式场合可用 townspeople。
现代含义偏指男性;若泛指全体,建议用 townspeople 或 townsfolk。
主要用于历史或欧洲城镇语境,指现代城镇居民时听起来不自然。
是描述性短语,比 townspeople 正式,强调居住行为。
grammar · medium
易错句子The townspeople in this town is very friendly.
正确表达The townspeople in this town are very friendly.
townspeople 是复数名词,表示“城镇居民们”,谓语动词应用复数形式 are。中文的“镇民”没有单复数变化,所以容易误用 is。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are much townspeople in the square.
正确表达There are many townspeople in the square.
townspeople 是可数复数名词,应用 many 修饰,而 much 只能修饰不可数名词。中文的“很多”不区分 many/much,容易导致误用。
grammar · medium
易错句子The townspeople decision is controversial.
正确表达The townspeople's decision is controversial.
表达“镇民的决定”需用所有格 townspeople's。英语复数名词的所有格在词尾加 's,不能把 townspeople 直接当形容词放在名词前。中文的“的”没有对应的形式变化,因此容易漏掉撇号。
与 townspeople(城镇居民)相对的乡村居民,泛指生活在乡村的人。
指生活在村庄里的人,与城镇(town)居民在聚落规模上形成对比;若需涵盖所有乡村地区居民而非仅限村民,用 countryfolk 更合适。
与 townspeople 几乎同义,但 townsfolk 多用于文学或旧式表达,日常英语中较少见;townspeople 是普通常用词。
citizen 强调具有国籍或法律权利的公民,而 townspeople 仅指居住在小城镇的居民,不涉及法律身份。
villagers 指住在村庄(village)的人,规模比镇小;townspeople 指住在本镇(town)的人,二者所指的行政或地理范围不同。
当地镇民
The local townspeople welcomed the visitors warmly.
当地镇民热情地欢迎了游客。
某地的镇民
The townspeople of the small village came out to celebrate the festival.
这个小村庄的镇民们走出来庆祝节日。
普通镇民
The mayor listened to the concerns of ordinary townspeople.
市长倾听了普通镇民的关切。
许多镇民
Many townspeople opposed the new factory.
许多镇民反对新工厂。
镇民聚集
The townspeople gathered in the square to hear the announcement.
镇民们聚集在广场上听公告。
镇民常在这里参与公共事务或集会,是城镇生活的中心。
市长是管理城镇事务的官员,与镇民的日常生活密切相关。
市场是镇民买卖商品、交流信息的重要场所。
教堂往往是镇民进行宗教活动和社区聚会的场所。
广场是镇民散步、集会和举办活动的公共空间。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.