| 单词 | burgher |
| 释义 | burgher noun[C] old-fashionedorhumorousuk/ˈbɜː.ɡər/us/ˈbɝː.ɡɚ/apersonwholivesin acity 市民Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general)
Examplesofburgherburgher Notions of the liberty of guilds, burghers and even migrants remained an obstacle. From theCambridge English Corpus The councils followed on the other hand a multilayered, participatory model in their attempt to involve all resident burghers in government. From theCambridge English Corpus The burghers had grown strong in feudal society and wanted a suitable position among the estates. From theCambridge English Corpus The use of physical force against burghers was perceived as illegitimate violence. From theCambridge English Corpus They were kept by burghers a with a licence to import wines and to sell them, both to other merchants and on the premises. From theCambridge English Corpus Punishment of burghers was in all cases less important than mediation between offenders. From theCambridge English Corpus A consequence of this revolution was that soldiers took over the responsibility for law enforcement and keeping the peace from burghers. From theCambridge English Corpus What was at stake for burghers was the defence of their own political power in the context of early modern state formation. From theCambridge English Corpus The stocks, for example, were usually located in front of the town hall, and a jail cell inside served to imprison disobedient burghers. From theCambridge English Corpus They seem to have been patronized primarily by men from the nobility, wealthy burghers and 'non-nobles of high standing'. From theCambridge English Corpus There also existed a certain degree of co-operation between the urban government and the burghers in view of safeguarding urban stability. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the religious issue having been solved, theburgheropposition lacked the impetus and coherence to challenge the city council. From theCambridge English Corpus He not only sought to discipline burghers and students but also aspired to become a policeman of knowledge. From theCambridge English Corpus Even second and third time offenders could avoid corporal punishment if they were able to organize supplications from other burghers on their behalf. From theCambridge English Corpus This meant, among other things, that the state could not afford to tolerate lazy, sickly, disorderly, schnapps-drinking burghers. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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