单词 | sphere of influence |
释义 | > as lemmassphere of influence d. sphere of action (also sphere of influence, sphere of interest): a region or territory (originally esp. in Africa or Asia) within which a particular nation claims, or is admitted, to have a special interest for political or economic purposes. Also elliptical and attributive. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > [noun] > sphere realm?a1425 sphere of action1885 1885 Earl Granville in Hertslet Map of Africa by Treaty (1894) II. 596 A Memorandum of Agreement for separating and defining the spheres of action of Great Britain and Germany in those parts of Africa where the Colonial interests of the two countries might conflict. 1885 Earl Granville in Hertslet Map of Africa by Treaty (1894) II. 598 Their respective spheres of influence in the territories on the Gulf of Guinea. 1890 C. W. Dilke Probl. Greater Brit. II. v. 193 Our South African ‘sphere’. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 25 July 1/2 There is no necessary opposition between the sphere of influence policy and the ‘open-door’ policy. 1950 L. Fischer in R. Crossman God that Failed 223 It provided for a spheres-of-influence division of the areas accessible to Soviet–Nazi aggression. 1973 A. Broinowski Take One Ambassador iv. 43 The Japanese themselves are told they can't resort to force, even in what they see as their own sphere of influence. 1981 Times 21 Feb. 13/5 A programme of reform [in Poland] sufficiently limited to reassure the Russians that their sphere of influence is safe. < as lemmas |
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