bailiwick
- IPA[ˈbālēˌwik]
美式
- one's sphere of operations or particular area of interest;the district or jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff
noun: bailiwick, plural noun: bailiwicks
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. one's sphere of operations or particular area of interest you never give the presentations—that's my bailiwick
- 2. the district or jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff the warden had the right to arrest all poachers found within his bailiwick
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- IPA[ˈbeɪlɪwɪk]
英式
- one's sphere of operations or area of interest: after the war, the Middle East remained his bailiwick
Oxford Dictionary