denizen
US /ˈden.ə.zən/
UK /ˈden.ə.zən/
1.
居民, 常客
an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place
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The polar bear is a true denizen of the Arctic.
北極熊是北極真正的居民。
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The old library was filled with denizens who loved to read.
老圖書館裡擠滿了熱愛閱讀的常客。
2.
歸化居民, 入籍者
a foreign person granted rights of residence and naturalization in a country
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He became a denizen of the country after living there for many years.
在那裡生活多年後，他成為了該國的歸化居民。
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The new law made it easier for foreign residents to become denizens.
新法律使外國居民更容易成為歸化居民。