Word · Frequency #26489
demesne
私有地；领地
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
- 1.
A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use.
领主的主要庄园所在地,包括未出租给佃户的附属土地；供所有者自用的房屋及毗邻土地。
- 2.
A region or area; a domain.
区域或地区；领域。
管辖区域；势力范围；领主的主要庄园所在地,包括未出租给佃户的附属土地；供所有者自用的房屋及毗邻土地。；区域或地区；领域。；土地之所有；私有地
In use
The baron's demesne stretched for miles along the river.
After his retirement, he turned his garden into a peaceful demesne.
The new manager quickly established control over the entire demesne of the department.
demesne of + noun
表示归属于某人或某地区的领地，通常用于描述大片土地。
The lord maintained a vast demesne of forests and farmlands.
领主维护着一片广阔的森林和农田领地。
within one's demesne
强调在某人专属管辖或控制的区域范围内。
He ruled absolutely within his own demesne.
他在自己的领地内实行绝对统治。
one's own demesne
突出强调私有或专属的领地，常与one's own连用。
Connections
Collocations
- royal demesne
- 王室领地
- Poaching on the royal demesne was severely punished.在王室领地偷猎会受到严厉惩罚。
- ancient demesne
- 古王室领地
- The villagers claimed their manor was ancient demesne and therefore owed fewer dues.村民们声称他们的庄园是古王室领地，因此应缴纳较少的租赋。
- demesne lands
- 领主自用地
- The demesne lands were cultivated by the lord's own servants.领主自用地由领主自己的仆人耕种。
- lord's demesne
- 领主的领地
- The castle stood at the heart of the lord's demesne.城堡矗立在领主领地的中心。
- held in demesne
- 作为自用地持有
- Much of the manor was held in demesne, not leased to tenants.庄园的大部分土地作为自用地持有，并未租给佃户。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音像“地敏”，联想领主指着自己的“地”说“主要地盘归我”，即私有领地。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：historical/legal writing、literary/formal prose demesne 通常用于正式或书面语境：历史/法律文献中指领主自留的庄园及附属土地，文学或正式语体中也会借指“领域；势力范围”。这个词很少用于日常口语，指抽象领域时比较常见于书面或略带古雅的表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with the second syllable /meɪn/ of demesne: main, lane, rain, reign, pain, plane. Beware lookalikes that sound different: 'demean' /dɪˈmiːn/ and 'mesne' /miːn/ look similar to demesne but do not rhyme with it.
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