名複: departments
n.
- (行政,企業等的)部;司;局;處;科;部門[C][G]
- (大學的)系[C][G]
- (法國等的)省[C]
- (常大寫)(美國政府的)部;(英國政府的)司,課[C]
- 【口】知識範圍;活動領域[S]
衍生
a.
departmental
辨析
同義:
n.行政(企業)部門,科室
division section class branch bureau office agency unit subdivision sectorn.縣,行政區
region territory shire county wapentake canton ward diocese parish arrondissement district township bailiwick precinctn.(知識,活動)範圍
sphere realm circle domain field walk of life field of action同義參見:
category service province college ministry government zone以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
n.
- a division of a large organization or building, dealing with a specific area of activity.
- an administrative district in France and other countries.
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(one's department)
informal an area of special expertise or responsibility. ▸a specified aspect or quality:
Derivative
- departmental adj.
- departmentalism n.
- departmentalization
or departmentalisation n. - departmentalize
or departmentalise v. - departmentally adv.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. departement, from departir (see depart).
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》