territory
/ˈterɪtərɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state领土, 版图, 领地：
the government was prepared to give up the nuclear weapons on its territory
政府准备在其领土上放弃核武器
mass noun sorties into enemy territory.向敌方领地的出击。
1.1
- Zoology an area defended by an animal or group of animals against others of the same sex or species【动】领域; 地盘。比较HOME RANGE.
1.2
- an area defended by a team or player in a game or sport（体育比赛中的）防守区。
1.3
- an area in which one has certain rights or for which one has responsibility with regard to a particular type of activity属地; 辖地：
don't go committing murders on my territory.
别到我的地盘上杀人。
1.4
- mass noun figurative an area of knowledge, activity, or experience〈喻〉（知识、活动、经验的）领域, 范围：
the contentious territory of clinical standards
易引起争议的临床标准
the way she felt now-she was in unknown territory.
她现在的感觉——就像处在未知领域。
1.5
- mass noun with adj. or noun modifier land with a specified characteristic（具有某种特性的）地区, 地方：
woodland territory.
林地。
2
Territory
(especially in the US, Canada, or Australia) an organized division of a country that is not yet admitted to the full rights of a state（美国的）准州; （加拿大或澳大利亚的）地区。
短语
go （或come） with the territory
- be an unavoidable result of a particular situation是免不了的, 是意料中的。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin territorium, from terra 'land'. The word originally denoted the district surrounding and under the jurisdiction of a town or city， specifically a Roman or provincial city.