Word · Frequency #22315
townspeople
镇民；城镇居民
核心释义
the people living in a town
- 1.
镇民；市民
n the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
镇民；市民；城里生长的人；城镇居民
用法In use
The townspeople gathered in the square to hear the mayor's announcement.
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.
用法提示：townspeople 表示“城镇居民”，在此作主语。
The townspeople were proud of their small library.
用法提示：townspeople 指“镇民”，在句中作主语。
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。
the townspeople + [plural verb]
townspeople 是复数名词，作主语时谓语动词要用复数形式。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- local townspeople
- 当地镇民
- The local townspeople welcomed the visitors warmly.当地镇民热情地欢迎了游客。
- the townspeople of [place]
- 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。
- ordinary townspeople
- 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。
- many townspeople
- 许多镇民
- Many townspeople opposed the new factory.许多镇民反对新工厂。
- townspeople gathered
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：town（镇）+ people（人），合起来就是“镇上的人、镇民”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：社区事务、地方新闻、历史叙述 这是一个中性的普通用词，通常用于书面语或正式语体，多出现在描述城镇居民群体的语境中，例如地方新闻或历史叙述；口语中也可使用，但日常对话里更常说 townsfolk 或 local people。
语法说明Grammar Note
townspeople 为复数名词，作主语时谓语动词用复数形式。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
People 和 steeple 与 townspeople 的 -people 部分押韵（重读元音都是 /iː/ 且后接 /pəl/）。Apple、couple、triple、purple 都以 -ple 结尾，但重读元音分别是 /æ/, /ʌ/, /ɪ/, /ɜː/，所以并不押韵，拼写虽相似，发音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.