ter·ri·to·ri·al
adjective/ˌterəˈtɔːriəl/
/ˌterəˈtɔːriəl/
- [usually before noun] connected with the land or sea that is owned by a particular country
领土的 - territorial disputes
领土争端 - Both countries feel they have territorial claims to (= have a right to own) the islands.
两个国家都认为自己对这些岛屿拥有主权。
- territorial disputes
- (of animals, birds, etc.) guarding and defending an area of land that they believe to be their own
领域性的 - territorial instincts
领域性本能 - Cats are very territorial.
猫的领域性很强。
- territorial instincts
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin territorialis, from Latin territorium, from terra ‘land’.