英语单词:burgess

中文含义:自由城市的市民,镇长

英语词性:noun

美式音标: /’bɜrdʒəs/

同义词:citizen, mayor, alderman

易混淆单词:burgeon, burgher, burgh

双语例句:

1. In the 17th century, the burgesses of Virginia passed laws to prevent freed slaves from owning land. (在17世纪,弗吉尼亚的市民通过法律,防止被释放的奴隶拥有土地。)

2. As a young man, he served as a burgess in the Virginia House of Burgesses. (年轻时,他曾担任弗吉尼亚众议院的代表。)