purlieus
noun/ˈpɜːljuːz/
/ˈpɜːrluːz/
[plural] (literary)- the area near or surrounding a place
临近地区；周围地区 - a fashionable residence in the purlieus of the capital
首都市中心的时尚住宅
Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting a tract on the border of a forest): probably an alteration (suggested by French lieu ‘place’) of Anglo-Norman French puralee ‘a going round to settle the boundaries’. - a fashionable residence in the purlieus of the capital