domain

domain
[də(ʊ)ˈmeɪn]
noun
  1. an area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government
    领土,领地
    the south-western French domains of the Plantagenets.
    金雀花王朝统治下的法国西南边的领土。
    ■a specified sphere of activity or knowledge
    (活动)范围;(知识)领域
    the country's isolation in the domain of sport.
    该国在运动领域的孤立。
    ■(Physics)a discrete region of magnetism in ferromagnetic material
    (物理)区域;畴
    ■(Computing)a distinct subset of the Internet with addresses sharing a common suffix, such as the part in a particular country or used by a particular group of users
    (计算机)域
    ■(Mathematics)the set of possible values of the independent variable or variables of a function
    (数)域
语源
  1. late Middle English (denoting heritable or landed property): from French domaine, alteration (by association with Latin dominus 'lord') of Old French demeine 'belonging to a lord' (see demesne)
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