denizen: [15] Etymologically, denizen means ‘someone who is inside’, and it is related to French dans ‘in’. It comes from Anglo-Norman deinzein, a derivative of Old French deinz ‘inside’. This had grown out of the Latin phrase dē intus, literally ‘from inside’. Hence denizen’s original meaning of someone who lives ‘in’ a country, as opposed to a foreigner. In the 16th and 17th centuries the verb denize existed, coined by back-formation from denizen; it meant roughly the same as modern English naturalize.
denizen (n.)
early 15c., from Anglo-French deinzein, from deinz "within, inside," from Late Latin deintus, from de- "from" + intus "within" (see ento-). Historically, an alien admitted to certain rights of citizenship; a naturalized citizen.
实用例句
1. In this country children of denizen go to school free.
在这个国家外籍居民的孩子免费上学.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Fish are denizen of the sea.
鱼是生活在海里的动物.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. Denizen will initially be targeted at consumers in China, Singapore, South Korea, and eventually India.
Denizen最初将面向中国 、 新加坡 、 韩国以及最终印度的消费者.
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4. He's quite a character around New York -- a denizen of Broadway. "
他在纽约是个人物 —— 百老汇的地头蛇. ”
来自英汉文学 - 盖茨比
5. His greatest danger now lies in the unknown denizen of the water.
