territory
territory
(pl. -ies)
go (或 come) with the territory
(pl. -ies)
- an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state
领土，版图，领地
the government was prepared to give up the nuclear weapons on its territory.
政府准备在其领土上放弃核武器。
[mass noun]sorties into enemy territory.
向敌方领地的出击。
■(Zoology)an area defended by an animal or group of animals against others of the same sex or species
(动)领域地盘。 比较home range
■an area defended by a team or player in a game or sport
（体育比赛中的）防守区
■an area in which one has certain rights or for which one has responsibility with regard to a particular type of activity
属地；辖地
don't go committing murders on my territory.
别到我的地盘上杀人。
■[mass noun](figurative)an area of knowledge, activity, or experience
(喻)（知识、活动、经验的）领域，范围
the contentious territory of clinical standards.
易引起争议的临床标准。
the way she felt now—she was in unknown territory.
她现在的感觉——就像处在未知领域。
■[mass noun][with adj. or noun modifier]land with a specified characteristic
（具有某种特性的）地区，地方
woodland territory.
林地。 - (Territory)(especially in the US, Canada, or Australia) an organized division of a country that is not yet admitted to the full rights of a state
（美国的）准州；（加拿大的）地方；（澳大利亚的）区
go (或 come) with the territory
- be an unavoidable result of a particular situation
是免不了的，是意料中的
- late Middle English: from Latin territorium, from terra 'land'. The word originally denoted the district surrounding and under the jurisdiction of a town or city, specifically a Roman or provincial city
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