
occupiers
词源
源自拉丁语 'occupare'(占据),通过古法语 'occuper' 进入英语,后缀 '-ier' 表示执行动作的人。
noun
❶ 指占据或居住在某地的人或团体,通常指未经许可或非法占据房屋、土地等场所的人员。
“The police were called to remove the occupiers from the abandoned building.”
(警方被叫来驱逐废弃建筑中的占据者。)
“The occupiers refused to leave the property despite multiple warnings.”
(尽管多次警告,占据者仍拒绝离开该房产。)
❶ 军事或政治背景下,指占领他国领土的军队或政权,带有控制或支配的意味。
“The occupiers imposed strict curfews on the local population.”
(占领军对当地居民实施了严格的宵禁。)
“Resistance fighters attacked supply lines of the foreign occupiers.”
(抵抗组织袭击了外国占领军的补给线。)
常见短语
illegal occupiers — 特指未经法律许可强行占据房产或土地的人员,常见于城市拆迁或产权纠纷报道中。
“The court ordered the eviction of illegal occupiers from the construction site.”
(法院下令将非法占据建筑工地的人员驱逐。)
military occupiers — 专指通过武力控制他国领土的军队,强调军事占领的临时性和非自愿性。
“The museum exhibited photos of civilians resisting military occupiers during the war.”
(博物馆展出了战争中平民抵抗军事占领者的照片。)