• n. 選區(qū)；管理區(qū)；管轄區(qū)

pre-,在前，-cinct,帶子，詞源同cinch,cincture.引申詞義圍起來(lái)的街區(qū)，商業(yè)區(qū)。

precinct

precinct: [15] The notion underlying precinct is of ‘encirclement’ or ‘enclosure’. It comes from the past participle of Latin praecingere ‘gird about, surround’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix prae- ‘before, around’ and cingere ‘encircle with a belt’ (source of English cincture [16]). From the underlying notion come the twin modern meanings of an ‘a(chǎn)rea enclosed by walls’ and a ‘delimited district within a city’ (mainly used in American English).
=> cincture

precinct (n.)

c. 1400, prasaynt (mid-15c. as precincte), "district defined for purposes of government or representation," from Medieval Latin precinctum "enclosure, boundary line," noun use of neuter past participle of Latin praecingere "to gird about, surround," from prae- "before" (see pre-) + cingere "to surround, encircle" (see cinch (v.)).

1. The Centre was a pedestrian precinct with a bandstand in the middle.

該中心是步行商業(yè)區(qū)，正中央有一個(gè)室外音樂(lè)演奏臺(tái)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. The shooting occurred in the 34th Precinct.

槍擊事件發(fā)生在第34警區(qū)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. The driver said impassively, " You better check with your precinct.

司機(jī)不動(dòng)聲色他說(shuō): “ 你最好還是到你們管區(qū)警察局里去查一查再說(shuō)吧.

來(lái)自教父部分

4. The tradespeople in his precinct appreciated it. And they showed their appreciation.

他負(fù)責(zé)的地區(qū)內(nèi)的商人很賞識(shí)他的這種作風(fēng), 而且公開(kāi)表示對(duì)他很贊賞.

來(lái)自教父部分

5. They appoint precinct election judges and other election - day officials.

他們委任選舉區(qū)的評(píng)判員及在大選日工作的官員.

來(lái)自辭典例句