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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary do·mes·tic
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Middle French domestique,from Latin domesticus, from domus DATE 15th century 1. a. living near or about human habitations b. tame , domesticated the domestic cat 2. of, relating to, or originating within a country and especially one's own country domestic politics domestic wines 3. of or relating to the household or the family domestic chores domestic happiness 4. devoted to home duties and pleasures leading a quietly domestic life 5. indigenous
noun DATE 1613 1. a household servant 2. an article of domestic manufacture — usually used in plural English Etymology domestic domestic (adj.) 1520s, from M.Fr . domestique, from L. domesticus "belonging to the household," from domus "house," from PIE *domo-/*domu-"house, household" (cf. Skt. damah "house;" Avestan demana-"house;" Gk. domos "house," despotes "master, lord;" L.dominus "master of a household;" O.C.S. domu, Rus. dom"house;" Lith. dimstis "enclosed court, property;" O.E. timber"building, structure"), from *dem-/*dom- "build." The usual IE word for "house" (It., Sp. casa are from L. casa "cottage, hut;" Gmc.*hus is of obscure origin). The noun is 1530s. Domestics, originally "articles of home manufacture," is attested from 1620s. Related: Domestically. Domestic violence is attested from 19c.as "revolution and insurrection;" 1977 as "spouse abuse, violence in the home."http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ domestic do·mes·tic / dE5mestik / adjective1. [usually before noun] of or inside a particular country; not foreign or international 本国的；国内的: domestic affairs / politics 国内事务/政治 domestic flights (= to and from places within a country) 国内航班 Output consists of both exports and sales on the domestic market. 产量包括出口和国内市场销售两部份。 SYN foreign
2. [only before noun] used in the home; connected with the home or family 家用的；家庭的；家务的: domestic appliances 家用器具 domestic chores 家务琐事 the growing problem of domestic violence (= violence between members of the same family) 日趋严重的家庭暴力问题 domestic service (= the work of a servant in a large house) 家务服务 domestic help (= help with the work in a house; the person or people who do this work) 家务帮助；家佣 3. liking home life; enjoying or good at cooking, cleaning the house, etc. 喜爱家庭生活的；享受家庭乐趣的；乐于操持家务的: I'm not a very domestic sort of person. 我不是那种很喜欢待在家里的人。 4. (of animals 动物) kept on farms or as pets; not wild 驯养的；作宠物饲养的；非野生的 • do·mes·tic·al·ly / -kli / adv.: domestically produced goods 本国产品 noun1. (also 7domestic 'help, 7domestic 'worker) a servant who works in sb's house, doing the cleaning and other jobs 家佣；佣人 2. (BrE, informal) a fight between two members of the same family 家庭纠纷；家庭矛盾: The police were called to sort out a domestic. 已叫警察来解决家庭纠纷。 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: adjective 1 of or relating to the household or family FF1C;domestic chores required to maintain a homeFF1E; Synonyms: family, home, household Contrasted Words: civic, public; personal, private; business, occupational, professional 2 of, relating to, or carried on within an indicated or implied country FF1C;charts of domestic as well as foreign watersFF1E; Synonyms: home, ||inland, internal, intestine, municipal, national, native Antonyms: foreign 3 Synonyms: TAME , domesticated, domitae naturae, subdued, submissiveWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged do·mes·tic I. \dəˈmestik, dōˈ-, -tēk\ adjective Etymology: Middle French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus house — more at timber 1. obsolete : enjoying intimate status (as in a household) : being familiar as if at home 2. a. : relating to the household or the family : concerned with or employed in the management of a household or private place of residence — distinguished from public < affects the house at large and the course of domestic affairs — Herbert Spencer > < the servant has risen in the world and become a domesticworker — Gabriel Ullstein > b. : connected with the supply, service, and activities of households and private residences — distinguished from industrial < coke as a fuel for domestic heating plants > < sewing, interior decoration, and other domestic arts > < a scarcity of domestic help > c. : suited to the physical requirements and livability of a private dwelling < the community, which possesses a domestic architecture of charm and distinction — American Guide Series: North Carolina > also : engaged in designing private dwellings < both an ecclesiastical and a domestic architect > d. : belonging to or incumbent on the family or members of the family < domestic status > < the domestic chastity required is recommended in effect to produce an equilibrium population — G.E.Hutchinson > : participated in by or emanating from members of a family < there seemed no place for myself in this domestic tableau — Christopher Isherwood > < under strict domestic orders not to sit out of doors — John Buchan > e. : peculiar to or affecting the intimate relations and amenities of a family group living together < Diderot never achieved domestic happiness, either in his marriage or in his many affairs of the heart — J.S.Schapiro > < there are others beside Charles Lamb who are peculiarly sensitive to the charm of the domestic — John Dewey > also : associated with family obligations and harmony < her many domestic virtues > < weighed down with domestic worries > f. : dealing with the intimate life of a family group < we have the domestic epic dealing with the details of modern life which pass daily under our eyes — Matthew Arnold > < domestic drama of the sentimental kind > 3. : relating and limited to one's own country or the country under consideration or its internal affairs and interests 4. a. : belonging or occurring within the sphere of authority or control or the fabric or boundaries of the indicated nation or sovereign state : internal < charts of domestic as well as foreign waters > < once a state has assumed such an obligation the matter ceases to be within its domestic jurisdiction — Quincy Wright > specifically : involving activities of or within the national government < a domestic power struggle between the president and the congress > b. : affecting the welfare of or experienced or participated in by the citizenry of the indicated country < a depression that proved one of our worst domestic calamities > < evincing a major interest in domestic politics > < painting the domestic scene in somber colors > also : living and occupied within one's own country < the various forms of entertainment available to domesticvacationers > < all the critics, domestic and foreign — S.P.Sherman > c. : carried on, operating or serving, produced, or distributed within the bounds of the indicated country or region < the domestic shipping industry declined after 1939 > < the acknowledged power of a state to regulate its police, its domestic trade — John Marshall > < domestic corporations, that is, those chartered by the state in which they do business — M.S.Kendrick > < short trip services by a domestic airline > < formerly scornful of the quality of our domestic wines > < caves used for the ripening of a domestic Roquefort-type cheese > < cats of various breeds, some domestic, some imported > also : applying only within these bounds < domestic airmail rates > < domestic prices of oil products > d. : indigenous < domestic snails representing 12 species of the family Bulimidae > e. : domiciled in the home state of the regulatory authority concerned — used of an insurance company 5. a. : living near or about the habitations of man < rats, roaches, and other domestic vermin > b. : domesticated , tame 6. : devoted to home duties and pleasures < author of blood-and-thunder novels, yet quite domestic in his tastes > II. noun (-s) 1. obsolete : housemate 2. obsolete : a native citizen 3. : a household servant 4. : an article of domestic manufacture: as a. : common cotton cloth (as sheeting) b. : an American-made rug as distinguished from an Oriental rug c. domestics plural : household linens and bedding |
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