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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。
私有地；领地
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私有地；领地
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
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。
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。
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.
区域或地区；领域。
A region or area; a domain.
The baron's demesne stretched for miles along the river.
男爵的领地沿着河流绵延数英里。
After his retirement, he turned his garden into a peaceful demesne.
退休后，他把花园变成了一个宁静的私有地。
The new manager quickly established control over the entire demesne of the department.
新经理很快控制了整个部门的管辖范围。
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。
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。
突出强调私有或专属的领地，常与one's own连用。
The king's own demesne was the richest in the realm.
国王自己的领地是王国中最富饶的。
Not this
The king demesnes the forest.
Use this
The king holds the forest as his demesne.
错误：将“demesne”用作动词。在英语中，“demesne”是名词，表示“领地”或“私有地”，不能直接作为动词使用。应改为“holds ... as his demesne”或使用其他动词搭配。
Not this
He has expertise in his demesne of physics.
Use this
He has expertise in his domain of physics.
错误：混淆“demesne”与“domain”。“Demesne”主要指具体的土地领地，而“domain”常用于指知识、活动等领域。在抽象领域中，应使用“domain”而非“demesne”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Use demesne naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.