demarcation

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌdɛm.ɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/|/ˌdiː.mɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/    美 /ˌdɛm.ɑɹˈkeɪ.ʃən/|/ˌdi.mɑɹˈkeɪ.ʃən/|/ˌdiː.maːˈkæɪ.ʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire. countable,uncountable
  2. A limit thus fixed, in full demarcation line. countable,uncountable
    — About sunset, he was leaning on the remains of an old wall, which had once probably surrounded a Roman encampment, and now served as a line of demarcation between two villages, as jealous of each other's claims as near neighbours usually are.
  3. Any strictly defined separation. countable,uncountable
    — There is an alleged, in fact somewhat artificial demarcation in the type of work done by members of different trade unions.

词形变化

demarcations plural demarkation alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
demarcate demarcated demarcational
相关词
demarc demarcation line demarcation potential demark marcation

词源

First recorded c.1752, from Spanish línea de demarcación and/or Portuguese linha de demarcação, the demarcation line laid down by the Pope on May 4, 1493, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal on a line 100 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands. Both derive from demarcar, from de- + marcar (“to mark”), from Italian marcare, from the same Germanic root as march.
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