denizen
noun /ˈdenɪzn/
/ˈdenɪzn/
(formal or humorous)- a person, an animal or a plant that lives, grows or is often found in a particular place
synonym inhabitant(某地区的)居民,常客,动物,植物 - polar bears, denizens of the frozen north
北极熊,在冰天雪地的北方生活的动物 - the denizens of the local pub
当地酒吧的常客 - The denizens of the canteen were mainly the accountants and IT staff.
食堂的居民主要是会计和信息技术人员。 - The food was so hard that even the small denizens of the forest had left it untouched.
食物太硬了,连森林里的小居民都没动过。
词源late Middle English deynseyn, via Anglo-Norman French from Old French deinz ‘within’ (from Latin de ‘from’ + intus ‘within’) + -ein (from Latin -aneus ‘-aneous’). The change in the form of the word was due to association with citizen. - polar bears, denizens of the frozen north