territory

• n. 领土，领域；范围；地域；版图

terra-,土地，陆地，-ory,表地后缀。原指领主管辖区域，引申词义领土，领地。

1. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

2. an area of knowledge or interest;

"his questions covered a lot of territory"

3. the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state;

"American troops were stationed on Japanese soil"

territory (n.)

late 14c., "land under the jurisdiction of a town, state, etc.," probably from Latin territorium "land around a town, domain, district," from terra "earth, land" (see terrain) + -orium, suffix denoting place (see -ory). Sense of "any tract of land, district, region" is first attested c. 1600. Specific U.S. sense of "organized self-governing region not yet a state" is from 1799. Of regions defended by animals from 1774.

"Since -torium is a productive suffix only after verbal stems, the rise of terri-torium is unexplained" [Michiel de Vaan, "Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages"]. An alternative theory, somewhat supported by the vowels of the original Latin word, suggests derivation from terrere "to frighten" (see terrible); thus territorium would mean "a place from which people are warned off."

sphere, domain, field, territory, province

这些名词均含"范围，领域"之意。

sphere： 指有明显分界线的范围或领域，强调彼此不会干扰、跨越，各不相关。

domain： 指知识艺术、兴趣或人类活动的领域。

field： 主要指经选定在一段时间内作专题研究的方面或领域，含夸张意味。

territory： 指科学知识、活动等的领域或范围。

province： 即可指科学、艺术、学问的领域或范围，又可指个人或机关职权的管辖范围。

It's certainly new territory, especially as home security cameras become easier to install, says lizzie Post, president of the Emily Post Institute, America's foremost manners advisors.

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But the snail continues its march to new territory, says Serrat.

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The tiny island nation has set aside 500, 000 square kilometers 80 percent—of its maritime territory, for full protection.

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Chimps will cooperate in certain ways, like gathering in war parties to protect their territory.

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The first shiploads of immigrants bound for the territory which is now the United States crossed the Atlantic more than a hundred years after the 15th- and 16th-century explorations of North America.

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enemy/disputed/foreign territory

敌方 / 有争议的 / 外国领土

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occupied territories

被占领的土地

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They have refused to allow UN troops to be stationed in their territory.

他们拒不允许联合国部队驻扎在他们的国土上。

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(figurative)This type of work is uncharted territory for us.

我们从未涉足过这类工作。

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(figurative)Legal problems are Andy's territory (= he deals with them) .

法律问题由安迪负责处理。

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Mating blackbirds will defend their territory against intruders.

乌鸫交配时会保护自己的地盘，不允许外来者侵入。

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Our representatives cover a very large territory.

我们的代理人负责的地区很广。

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unexplored territory

未勘察地区

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Guam and American Samoa are US territories.

关岛和美属萨摩亚是美国的准州。

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She has to work late most days, but in her kind of job that goes with the territory.

她在大部分日子里都得工作到很晚，但根据她的工作性质，这是不可避免的。

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The government denies that any of its territory is under rebel control.

政府否认有领土被反叛分子所控制。

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...Russian territory.

俄罗斯领土

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They just want to return to their families in the occupied territories...

他们只是想回到在占领区的家人身边。

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He toured some of the disputed territories now under UN control.

他去一些目前由联合国接管的争议地区巡视了一番。

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Following the futuristic The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood's seventh novel, Cat's Eye, returns to more familiar territory...

写完了具有未来色彩的《女仆的故事》之后，玛格丽特·阿特伍德的第七部小说《猫眼》回归到了人们较熟悉的题材上。

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Reading from a tedious technical brief for hours on end, he would stray into difficult territory.

连续看上几个小时枯燥的技术简报后，他会不自觉地钻起牛角尖来。

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The territory of a cat only remains fixed for as long as the cat dominates the area.

猫的地盘只在它占据那个地方的时候是固定不变的。

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...mountainous territory.

多山地带

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...a vast and uninhabited territory.

广阔的无人居住区

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Doing human rights work is risky business. That comes with the territory...

做人权工作是要冒风险的。这是难免的。

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You can't expect not to have a debate; that's what comes with the territory in a democracy.

不要指望不会发生辩论，那在民主社会已成为必然。

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Mechanics is out of my territory.

我不懂力学.

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He knew he should not bother but unreservedly revel in the sensations she transmitted.

他知道他应该不打扰,但毫无保留地酷爱她传输的感觉.

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This is a hostile territory.

这是敌占区.

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Our country has a vast territory and abundant resources.

我国土地辽阔,资源丰富.

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