a portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct 飞地(位于某地域内,但却居住着与其不同文化或种族居民的小块地区) ■(figurative)a place or group that is different in character from those surrounding it (喻)与周围的人(或地方)有着不同特征的人群(或地方) the engineering department is traditionally a male enclave. 工程部传统上是男人的天地。
语源
mid 19th cent.: from French, from Old French enclaver 'enclose, dovetail', based on Latin clavis 'key'