cit‧i‧zen S2 W2 / sɪtəz ə n, sɪtɪz ə n / 名词 [可数名词]

1 someone who lives in a particular town, country, or state :

We need our schools to teach students to be good citizens.

The mayor urged citizens to begin preparing for a major storm. → senior citizen

2 someone who legally belongs to a particular country and has rights and responsibilities there, whether they are living there or not → national :

At the time, there were over 2,000 British citizens living in Iraq.

3 second-class citizen someone who is made to feel unimportant because of the way people treat them

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

a good citizen One of the aims of education is to produce good citizens.

a law-abiding citizen (= never breaking the law ) Most of the people in this town are law-abiding citizens.

a respectable/decent citizen (= good and honest ) There are gangs on the streets who are terrorizing respectable citizens.

an upstanding/upright citizen (= honest and responsible ) The rest of his family are honest upright citizens.

a model citizen (= a very good one ) His neighbours described him as a model citizen.

an ordinary citizen ( also a regular citizen American English ) The government is not aware of the views of ordinary citizens.

a senior citizen (= someone over 60 years old, or someone who has retired ) There are special clubs for senior citizens.

sb’s fellow citizens (= people who live in the same town, country etc as you ) 70% of our fellow citizens live in poverty.

a private citizen (= an ordinary citizen without a public position ) Laws exist to protect private citizens.

a leading/prominent citizen (= an important one ) The protests were led by leading citizens in the community.

THESAURUS

citizen someone who lives in a particular town, country, or state : In order to become a US citizen, you need to have a Permanent Resident card. | All British citizens have the right to live in the UK. | Good citizens understand that they have a responsibility to the community.

national a citizen of a country who is living in another country : She insisted that foreign nationals were safe in the country. | Russians nationals were ordered to leave. | Her husband is a French national.

resident someone who lives in a particular street or area : There have been complaints by local residents about the building work. | She was a resident of Chicago for many years.

native someone who was born in a particular country but moved to another country – used when describing a person or their life : Picasso was a native of Spain, although he spent much of his life in France.

subject someone who was born in a country that has a king or queen, and has a right to live there : Northern Ireland citizens are British subjects.

alien formal someone who is not a legal citizen of the country they are living or working in - used in official contexts : Employers cannot hire illegal aliens.