townspeople

英語

詞源

源自town +‎ -s- +‎ people。

名詞

townspeople

1. townsperson 的複數
   • 2022年1月12日, Benedict le Vay, 「The heroes of Soham...」, 出自 RAIL, 第 948 期，第 43 頁:

     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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近義詞

• townfolk
• villagers

反義詞

• countryfolk
• bumpkins
• hicks

參考資料

• 「townspeople」，Lexico，Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press，2019–present年.