A burgher is someone who lives in a particular town, especially as a real member of that town — a citizen, not a visitor passing through.

A burgher is所謂的 someone who lives in a particular town住在某個特定城鎮裡的人 especially as a real member of that town而且真的是那城鎮的一份子 a citizen也就是市民 not a visitor passing through不是路過的訪客

In older European history the word had a sharper social edge: burghers were the townspeople in the middle, not nobles and not peasants from the fields. They kept shops, sat on councils, and guarded town rights.

In older European history在較早的歐洲歷史裡 the word had a sharper social edge這個字帶著更鮮明的社會意味 burghers were the townspeople in the middle burgher指的是中間階層的城鎮居民 not nobles不是貴族 and not peasants from the fields也不是鄉下的農民 They他們 kept shops開店 sat on councils也坐在議會裡 and guarded town rights並且守護城鎮的權利

In ordinary English now it can sound old or bookish; we would usually say resident or townspeople.

In ordinary English now在現在一般的英文裡 it can sound old or bookish這個字聽起來有點老舊、書面 we would usually say resident or townspeople我們通常會說 resident 或 townspeople

A later, more special use grew out of the same idea: in Sri Lanka, and in some South African history, Burgher became the name of communities with mixed European ancestry. That is the same word, not a different one, but it is a narrower, local meaning.

in Sri Lanka在斯里蘭卡 and in some South African history還有部分南非歷史裡 a later, more special use grew out of the same idea從同一個概念衍生出後來更特別的用法 Burgher became the name of communities with mixed European ancestry Burgher成了帶有歐洲混血血統之社群的名稱 That is the same word這仍是同一個字 not a different one不是另一個字 but it is a narrower, local meaning只是意思變得更窄、更在地

On the page it looks dangerously like burger, the sandwich.

On the page寫在紙上時 it looks dangerously like這個字看起來很容易 burger, the sandwich跟三明治的 burger 搞混