am·bit
noun/ˈæmbɪt/
/ˈæmbɪt/
[singular] (formal)- the range of the authority or influence of something
（权力、影响的）范围，界限 - within the ambit of something This case falls clearly within the ambit of the 2001 Act.
这件案子显然属于 2001 年法案的适用范围。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘precincts, an area’): from Latin ambitus ‘circuit’, from ambire ‘go round’. - within the ambit of something This case falls clearly within the ambit of the 2001 Act.