单词 | purview |
释义 | purview (once / 17589 pages) n The range or scope of something is its purview. If your occupation is chef, performing surgery is way outside your purview. Anything inside a range of interest or activity is within a purview. A supervisor is in charge of certain workers — other workers are outside her purview. The surgeon general deals with medical issues: the defense budget is outside his purview. When a business expands, it's trying to increase its purview. If you go to the dentist and ask her to paint a picture of your tooth rather than extracting it, you're likely to discover you've gone way beyond her purview. WORD FAMILYpurview: purviews USAGE EXAMPLESBut in the privacy case under Ms. Dixon’s purview, any fines would be minimal under current Irish law. Wall Street Journal(Dec 27, 2016) There also is a two-year ban on switching sides on a wider array of matters that were in the employee’s official purview. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) Much of the nation’s protected wilderness, from national parks to national monuments, would be under his purview. Science Magazine(Dec 14, 2016) n the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated Syn|Hyper horizon, view ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet" |
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