/ɪnˈhæbɪtənt ||; ɪnˈhæbɪtənt/noun [C] [usu.pl] a person or animal that lives in a place 居住或栖息某地的人或动物:
The local inhabitants protested at the plans for a new motorway. 当地居民强烈反对兴建新高速公路的计划。 ☞When you want to know how many people live in a particular place, you say What is the population of...? NOT How many inhabitants are there in...? However, when you answer this question you can say The population is 10000. OR It has 10000 inhabitants. 想知道某地有多少居民要说:What is the population of... ?不说:How many inhabitants are there in ... ?然而,回答这个问题时可说:The population is 10000./It has 10000 inhabitants.