| 单词 | demarcation |
| 释义 | demarcation (once / 4768 pages) n A demarcation is a line, boundary, or other conceptual separation between things. Geographically, a demarcation might be the border that separates two countries or the river that divides two regions. Demarcation comes from the German word for mark. Although it's often used as a term regarding geographical borders and boundaries, it can also be used to describe lines between categories or groups. For example, a definite demarcation exists between people who love the Boston Red Sox and those who love the New York Yankees. WORD FAMILYdemarcation: demarcations+/demarcate: demarcated, demarcates, demarcating, demarcation USAGE EXAMPLESA constitutional amendment to transfer control over their demarcation from the executive to the legislature is poised for a vote in the lower house. The Guardian(Dec 21, 2016) O'Brien said, showing a picture he took on a desert road in Bluff, Utah where the demarcation between the road and ground is barely visible. Reuters(Mar 31, 2016) The greatest threat today is a border between Russia and Estonia—traditionally more of a suggestion than a demarcation—that divides the Setos. National Geographic(Nov 11, 2016) 1n the boundary of a specific area Syn|Hypo|Hyper demarcation line, limit edge the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something city limit, city limitsthe limits of the area occupied by a city or town upper limitthe limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something lower limitthe limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something three-mile limitthe limit of a nation's territorial waters bordera strip forming the outer edge of something hemthe edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down luff(nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast border, molding, mouldinga decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge selvage, selvedgethe edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray berm, shouldera narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road roadside, waysideedge of a way or road or path bound, boundary, bounds the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something 2n a conceptual separation or distinction Syn|Hypo|Hyper contrast, dividing line, line Rubicon, point of no return a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment differentiation, distinction a discrimination between things as different and distinct |
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