townspeople

英语

词源

源自town +‎ -s- +‎ people。

名词

townspeople

1. townsperson 的复数
   • 2022年1月12日, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, 出自 RAIL, 第 948 期，第 43 页:

     The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe. He was kept away from the smouldering crater where his engine had been, and taken to hospital.

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近义词

• townfolk
• villagers

反义词

• countryfolk
• bumpkins
• hicks

参考资料

• “townspeople”，Lexico，Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press，2019–present年.