territory

英 ['terɪt(ə)rɪ] 美 ['tɛrətɔri]

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territory 领土，领地

terra-,土地，陆地，-ory,表地后缀。原指领主管辖区域，引申词义领土，领地。

territory (n.): late 14c., "land under the jurisdiction of a town, state, etc.," probably from Latin territorium "land around a town, domain, district," from terra "earth, land" (see terrain) + -orium, suffix denoting place (see -ory). Sense of "any tract of land, district, region" is first attested c. 1600. Specific U.S. sense of "organized self-governing region not yet a state" is from 1799. Of regions defended by animals from 1774.

"Since -torium is a productive suffix only after verbal stems, the rise of terri-torium is unexplained" [Michiel de Vaan, "Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages"]. An alternative theory, somewhat supported by the vowels of the original Latin word, suggests derivation from terrere "to frighten" (see terrible); thus territorium would mean "a place from which people are warned off."

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1. The best thing to do when entering unknown territory is smile.: 踏入未知地带最好的对策就是微笑。

3. The new territory would extend over one-fifth of Canada's land mass.: 这块新领土将会使加拿大陆地面积扩展1/5以上。

4. On May 1st the army took over another swathe of territory.: 军队在5月1号又接管了另一长条领土。

5. Rival claims to Macedonian territory caused conflict in the Balkans.: 多方主张拥有对马其顿的领土主权，结果在巴尔干地区引发了冲突。