purlieus

pur·lieus /ˈpɜːljuːz $ ˈpɜːrluːz/ noun [plural]

literaryPLACE the area in and around a place 邻近地区，〔某处的〕周围

Examples from the Corpus

purlieus• The rangers of Waltham Forest exercised their office in the purlieus as well as within the forest itself.• They swept along the crimson canal into the purlieus of the new city.

Origin purlieus

(1400-1500) Anglo-French puralé “checking of a land border by walking around it”, from Old French puraler “to go through”; influenced by lieu ( → LIEU)

单词	purlieus
释义	purlieus pur·lieus /ˈpɜːljuːz $ ˈpɜːrluːz/ noun [plural] literaryPLACE the area in and around a place 邻近地区，〔某处的〕周围 Examples from the Corpus purlieus• The rangers of Waltham Forest exercised their office in the purlieus as well as within the forest itself.• They swept along the crimson canal into the purlieus of the new city. Origin purlieus (1400-1500) Anglo-French puralé “checking of a land border by walking around it”, from Old French puraler “to go through”; influenced by lieu ( → LIEU)
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