A Muscovite is a person from Moscow, the capital of Russia. You can also use it as an adjective: Muscovite streets, a Muscovite accent.

A MuscoviteMuscovite（莫斯科人） is a person from Moscow, the capital of Russia指的是來自Moscow（莫斯科），也就是俄羅斯首都的人。 You can also use it as an adjective也可以當形容詞用： Muscovite streets, a Muscovite accentMuscovite streets（莫斯科的街道）、a Muscovite accent（莫斯科腔）。

It sounds a little formal or bookish; in ordinary conversation people more often say someone from Moscow. The word comes from Latin Moscovita, from Moscovia or Muscovy — the old English name for the Russian land around Moscow — plus an ending that means a person from that place.

It sounds a little formal or bookish這個字聽起來有點正式、書面； in ordinary conversation people more often say someone from Moscow日常對話裡人們更常說someone from Moscow（來自莫斯科的人）。 The word comes from Latin Moscovita這個字來自拉丁文Moscovita， from Moscovia or Muscovy源自Moscovia或Muscovy — the old English name for the Russian land around Moscow ———英文舊時對莫斯科周邊俄羅斯土地的稱呼—— plus an ending that means a person from that place再加上一個表示「來自那個地方的人」的字尾。

Capital M. Older English used Muscovy where we would now say Russia, so in old books Muscovite can mean a Russian in a wider sense; today it points to Moscow.

Capital MM要大寫。 Older English used Muscovy where we would now say Russia較舊的英文用Muscovy來表示我們現在說的Russia（俄羅斯）， so in old books Muscovite can mean a Russian in a wider sense所以在舊書裡，Muscovite可能是比較廣義的「俄羅斯人」； today it points to Moscow今天則是專指莫斯科。

Though actually there is also muscovite with a small m, a shiny mineral (a kind of mica) — that is a different word that happens to look the same.

Though actually there is also muscovite with a small m不過其實，還有一個小寫的muscovite， a shiny mineral (a kind of mica)是一種有光澤的礦物（雲母的一種） — that is a different word that happens to look the same——那是剛好長得一樣、但完全不同的字。