scope

• n. 范围；余地；视野；眼界；导弹射程
• vt. 审视

来自拉丁语 scopus,视野，范围，来自希腊语 skopos,观看者，观察者，置换自 PIE*spek,看， 注视，观察，词源同 spectator,inspect.

1. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet";

"the ambit of municipal legislation"

"within the compass of this article"

"within the scope of an investigation"

"outside the reach of the law"

"in the political orbit of a world power"

2. the state of the environment in which a situation exists;

"you can't do that in a university setting"

3. a magnifier of images of distant objects

4. electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities

scope

scope: [16] Greek skopós meant ‘target’. As it passed via Italian scopo into English it evolved metaphorically to ‘aim kept in view, goal, purpose’ (‘the seventh Council of Carthage and the Milevitane Council, which both tend to one end and scope, that there should be no appellations made out of Africa’, Nicholas Harpsfield, The Pretended Divorce between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon 1555), but the further step to ‘range’ seems to be an English development.

The Greek word came from the base *skop- ‘look, observe’, which also produced -skopos ‘looking’ (ultimate source of English bishop, which etymologically denotes ‘overseer’) and -skópion ‘instrument for observing’ (which lies behind English microscope, telescope, etc). Sceptic comes from a variant of the same base.
=> bishop, sceptic

scope (n.1)

"extent," 1530s, "room to act," from Italian scopo "aim, purpose, object, thing aimed at, mark, target," from Latin scopus, from Greek skopos "aim, target, object of attention; watcher, one who watches" from metathesized form of PIE *spek-yo-, from root *spek- "to observe" (cognates: Sanskrit spasati "sees;" Avestan spasyeiti "spies;" Greek skopein "behold, look, consider," skeptesthai "to look at;" Latin specere "to look at;" Old High German spehhon "to spy," German spähen "to spy"). Sense of "distance the mind can reach, extent of view" first recorded c. 1600.

scope (n.2)

"instrument for viewing," 1872, abstracted from telescope, microscope, etc., from Greek skopein "to look" (see scope (n.1)). Earlier used as a shortening of horoscope (c. 1600).

scope (v.)

"to view," 1807, from the source of scope (n.2). Related: Scoped; scoping.

The concept has multiple forms, and scholars and policymakers argue about the shape, scope and cost of the ideal program.

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To expand its scope of business.

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He spoke out against the idea of white and black as distinct groups, claiming that these distinctions ignored the scope of human diversity.

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But Bowman's supporters argue that Monsanto is trying to expand the scope of patents in ways that would enrich big corporations and hurt small farmers.

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This allegation has led to Google becoming mired in (陷入) a legal battle whose scope and complexity makes the Jarndyce and Jarndyce case in Charles Dickens' Bleak House look straightforward.

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The Federal Circuit’s action comes in the wake of a series of recent decisions by the supreme Count that has narrowed the scope of protections for patent holders.

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Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century,perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.

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When social scientists do tackle practical issues, their scope is often local: Belgium is interested mainly in the effects of poverty on Belgium, for example.

出自-2013年考研阅读原文

Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century, perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.

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The Federal circuit's action comes in the wake of a series of recent decisions by the Supreme Court that has narrowed the scope of protections for patent holders.

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There's still plenty of scope for improvement.

还有很大的改进余地。

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The extra money will give us the scope to improve our facilities.

有了这笔额外资金，我们就能把设备加以改进了。

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Her job offers very little scope for promotion.

干着那样的工作，她几乎没有机会得到提拔。

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First try to do something that is within your scope .

你先试着做一件自己力所能及的事。

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Our powers are limited in scope .

我们的权限不大。

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This subject lies beyond the scope of our investigation.

这一问题超出了我们的考察范围。

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These issues were outside the scope of the article.

这些问题不属本文论述范围。

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microscope

显微镜

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telescope

望远镜

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His eyes scoped the room, trying to spot her in the crowd.

他环顾房间四周，想在人群中找到她。

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He believed in giving his staff scope for initiative...

他认为应给员工提供发挥主动性的机会。

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Banks had increased scope to develop new financial products.

银行已为开发新的金融产品留出了更大余地。

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Mr Dobson promised to widen the organisation's scope of activity.

多布森先生许诺拓宽该组织的活动范围。

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...the scope of a novel.

小说所涉及的范围

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Scope: Weaving Freight car . Weaving . Freight car.

经营范围: 织布. 汽车货运.

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Completing the declarations of class Outer puts the declaration of the function handle in scope.

对Outer类声明的完成将函数handle的声明放在作用域中.

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Scope: Decorative materials wholesale and retail Decorative building materials and retail.

经营范围: 建筑装饰材料批发兼零售.

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The Supplier Assistance to carry out the IQ is in the scope of supply.

在供货范围内供应商协助执行安装资质.

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Article 6 The name of cooperatives shall indicate the scope of business and liability.

第6条合作社之业务及责任,应于名称上表明之.

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Reduce as what demand increases scope, supply demand relations got adjustment, inflation got be controllinged effectively.

随着需求增长幅度的降低, 供求关系得到了调整, 通货膨胀得到了有效控制.

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The State Council the scope and formulate the rules of such duty reduction or exemption.

特定减税或者免税的范围和办法由国务院规定.

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The main business scope is: hard drive, CD drives, liquid crystal displays and other computer products.

经营范围主要是: 硬盘 、 光驱 、 液晶显示器等电脑产品.

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Scope: Timber processing and sales Timber processing and sales.

经营范围: 木材加工销售.

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Note: Statistical scope of economic efficiency of industry in this table is designated size since 2006.

注: 本表工业企业经济效益2006年以后数据为规模以上口径.

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How much should the normal value scope of blood pressure be?

血压的正常值范围应该是多少?

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Error of law has a wider scope and broader extension than error of illegality.

认为法律错误比违法性错误、禁止的错误范围更宽、外延更广.

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The scope and tenor of thy jealousy?

和执行你的妒忌的职权和范围?

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The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.

人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大.

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Articles of this kind fall within the scope of our business activities.

此类商品在我方经营范围之内.

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There is limited scope for creativity in my job.

我的工作中发挥创造力的空间有限.

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