• vt. 棲息；居住于；占據
• vi. （古）居住；棲息

in-,進入，使，-habit,持有，握住，詞源同habitable,habitat.引申詞義居住，棲息。

inhabit

inhabit: see habit

inhabit (v.)

late 14c., from Old French enhabiter "dwell in" (12c.), from Latin inhabitare "to dwell in," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + habitare "to dwell," frequentative of habere "hold, have" (see habit (n.)). Related: Inhabited; inhabiting.

1. some of the rare species that inhabit the area

生活在這個地區的一些罕見物種

來自《權威詞典》

2. Wild tribes still inhabit part of the Philippines.

菲律賓部分地區仍然居住著一些原始部落.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Woodpeckers inhabit hollow trees.

啄木鳥棲息在中空的樹中.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Thoughts inhabit his mind.

各種思想占據了他的心靈.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

5. They inhabit reed huts built on stilts above the water.

他們住在建于水中木樁之上的蘆葦草屋里。

來自辭典例句