resideres·ide /
ri5zaid /
verb [V +adv. / prep.]
(
formal) to live in a particular place
居住在;定居于:
He returned to Britain in 1939, having resided abroad for many years. 他在国外居住多年以后,于 1939 年回到了英国。 PHRASAL VERBS ▪ re'side in sb / sth
to be in sb / sth; to be caused by sth
在于;由…造成(或引起):
The source of the problem resides in the fact that the currency is too strong. 问题的根源在于货币过于坚挺。▪ re'side in / with sb / sth (of a power, a right, etc. 权力、权利等)
to belong to sb / sth
属于;隶属于
SYN be vested in
:
The ultimate authority resides with the board of directors. 最高权力属于董事会。 re·sideI. \rə̇ˈzīd, rēˈz-\
intransitive verb
(
-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English
residen, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French
resider, from Latin
residēre to sit back, remain, abide, from
re- + sedēre to sit — more at
sit
1. obsolete : to settle oneself or a thing in a place
: be stationed
: remain
,
stay
2.
a. : to be in residence as the incumbent of a benefice or an office
b. : to dwell permanently or continuously
: have a settled abode for a time
: have one's residence or domicile
3. : to have an abiding place
: be present as an element or inhere as a quality
: be vested as a right — usually used with
in
< the power of decision resides in the electorate >Synonyms:
live
,
dwell
,
sojourn
,
lodge
,
stay
,
put
(
up), stop: reside, despite the fact that it is somewhat formal, may be the preferred term for expressing the idea that a person keeps or returns to a particular dwelling place as his fixed, settled, or legal abode
< all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside — U.S. Constitution >
live
is the more general word for indicating that one has one's home in a place, often with special reference especially to hours away from work
< those who lived apart in temples — Agnes Repplier >
< he works in New York but lives in New Jersey >
< officially residing in Pennsylvania but living most of the time in Washington >
< living in an old farmhouse >
dwell
is a somewhat elevated or bookish synonym for
live
in this sense
< a young Indian girl whose people dwelt on the west side of the gorge — Ted Sumner >
< in far-flung crown colonies and other dependencies dwell millions of people for whom political authority requires to be expressed in terms of tangible, visible personality — F.A.Ogg & Harold Zink >
sojourn
is used in connection with a temporary habitation held for a limited or uncertain time
< artists who sojourned for a time amidst the western scene — American Guide Series: Oregon >
lodge
applies to having sleeping and general living accomodations at a place, sometimes implying that meals are taken elsewhere
< lodging at the inn nearby >
< a house in the Outer Bailey where you may lodge until morning — J.H.Wheelwright >
stay
is now perhaps the most usual common equivalent for sojourn; it may be used in reference to paid quarters, as in a hotel, or to visits with friends or relatives
< stay and eat at middle-class British hotels — Richard Joseph >
< staying in the country in a house where … was also a guest — W.S.Maugham >
put
(
up) is a colloquial equivalent for
stay
< put up at a motel >
stop
is commonly used to indicate breaking a trip or journey and staying for a period
< stop at a hotel >
< stop in Chicago for the night >II. intransitive verbEtymology: Latin
residere to sink back, from
re- + sidere to sit down, settle, sink; akin to Latin
sedēre to sit