| 单词 | district |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['distrikt] |
| 解释 | n.地区，行政区，（美国各州的）众议院选区 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 地区,区域(part of a country or town having a particular quality) 【考】 rig : contest / gerrymander : district(竞赛舞弊/竞选选区 作弊) 【例】 mountainous, agricultural, outlying, poor, gloomy districts |
| 字源 | district (n.) 1610s, "territory under the jurisdiction of a lord or officer," from French district (16c.), from Medieval Latin districtus "restraining of offenders, jurisdiction," then under the feudal system "area of jurisdiction," noun use of past participle of Latin distringere "hinder, detain" (see distress). Used vaguely of "any tract of land" from 1712. District attorney attested by 1789, American English. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 地区, 区域; 选区 = area 【类】rig: contest = gerrymander: district在竞赛中舞弊 = 在选区中作弊(改变选区) |
| 趣味全助记 | 无 |
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