ambit
/ˈæmbɪt/noun
in sing.
- the scope, extent, or bounds of something范围; 界限：
incitement to religious hatred is outside the ambit of the British law.
煽动宗教仇恨是违犯英国法律的。
词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'precincts， environs'）： from Latin ambitus 'circuit'， from ambire 'go round'.