| 单词 | precinct |
| 释义 | Word Frequency precinct(ˈpriːsɪŋkt) noun 1. a. an enclosed area or building marked by a fixed boundary such as a wall b. such a boundary 2. an area in a town, often closed to traffic, that is designed or reserved for a particular purpose a shopping precinct pedestrian precinct 3. US a. a district of a city for administrative or police purposes b. the police responsible for such a district 4. US a polling or electoral district Word origin C15: from Medieval Latin praecinctum (something) surrounded, from Latin praecingere to gird around, from prae before, around + cingere to gird |
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