non-resident
UK/,nɔn'rezidənt/US
Definitions
n.
A person who does not permanently live in a particular place.
非居民（不在某地长期居住的人）。
adj.
Not living or based permanently in a particular place.
非居住的；不常驻的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivednon-not
+
residentsit, settle, be placed
=non-resident
non- (not) + resident = 'not a resident.' Someone who hasn't 'settled' (re- + sid) permanently in a place — common in tax and university contexts.
Common Collocations
- 1.non-resident alien非居民外国人
- 2.non-resident fee非居民费用
- 3.non-resident status非居民身份
Example Sentences
- 1.
Non-residents pay a higher fee to use the city pool.
- 2.
As a non-resident, she is taxed only on income earned here.