territory
领土
释义2：
territory
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◙ (pl. -ies)1. an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state• 领土，版图，领地 »the government was prepared to give up the nuclear weapons on its territory. 政府准备在其领土上放弃核武器。 »[mass noun] sorties into enemy territory. 向敌方领地的出击。 [Zoology] an area defended by an animal or group of animals against others of the same sex or species• [动] 领域地盘。 --› compare home range an area defended by a team or player in a game or sport• （体育比赛中的）防守区 an area in which one has certain rights or for which one has responsibility with regard to a particular type of activity• 属地；辖地 »don't go committing murders on my territory. 别到我的地盘上杀人。 [mass noun] (figurative)an area of knowledge, activity, or experience• [喻] （知识、活动、经验的）领域，范围 »the contentious territory of clinical standards. 易引起争议的临床标准。 »the way she felt now—she was in unknown territory. 她现在的感觉——就像处在未知领域。 [mass noun] [with adj. or noun modifier] land with a specified characteristic• （具有某种特性的）地区，地方 »woodland territory. 林地。2. [Territory] (especially in the US, Canada, or Australia) an organized division of a country that is not yet admitted to the full rights of a state• （美国的）准州；（加拿大的）地方；（澳大利亚的）区【IDIOMS】
◘ go (或 come) with the territory1. be an unavoidable result of a particular situation• 是免不了的，是意料中的【语源】
1. late Middle English: from Latin territorium, from terra 'land'. The word originally denoted the district surrounding and under the jurisdiction of a town or city, specifically a Roman or provincial city
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