bailiwick
英 ['beɪlɪwɪk] 美 ['belə,wɪk]
| 近義詞 | universe 、 obligation 、 department 、 kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|---|
- n. 範圍；執行官之職
英文詞源
- bailiwick (n.)
- "district of a bailiff," early 15c., baillifwik, from bailiff (q.v.) + Middle English form of Old English wic "village" (see wick (n.2)). Figurative sense of "one's natural or proper sphere" is first recorded 1843.