ˋprisIŋkt; ˊpriːsiŋkt< pre.cinct >
<<名词>>
1 a. (城市的) 行政区
b. 管区
2 选区
3 (常作 precincts)
a. 境域; 界线
the mysterious precincts of the old monastery 古老修道院的神秘界墙
b. 范围; 界限
Hunting is not allowed within the precincts of the estate.在这片土地内不准狩猎
4 (常作 precincts) 邻近的区域; 围绕
5 (常作 precincts) (学问的) 领域
"It was in these spacious precincts that Dryden's imagination was most at home." (Mark Van Doren)在这广大的学术领域中, 德莱登的想像大部分都是本土性的