1 a person who is legally accepted as a member of a particular country 公民:
She was born in Japan, but became an American citizen in 1981.她在日本出生,1981年入籍美国。
2 a person who lives in a town or city 市民;居民:
the citizens of Paris巴黎市民☞Look at senior citizen. 参看senior citizen。
citizen/ˋsItəzṇ; ˈsItəz$n or ˈsItIz$n/n [C] 1 someone who lives in a particular town, state, or country [→ national] 市民﹐居民: The mayor urged citizens to begin preparing for a major storm. 市长敦促市民着手准备﹐应对一场特大的暴风雨。2 someone who has the legal right to live and work in a particular country 公民﹐国民: a Brazilian citizen 一位巴西公民SENIOR CITIZEN