Word · Frequency #11505
precinct
区域；管理区；管辖区域
a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
- 1.
An enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by walls.
有明确界限的封闭空间,通常以墙为界。
- 2.
The general area surrounding a place, environs.
某地周围的区域,周边地区。
有明确界限的封闭空间,通常以墙为界。；某地周围的区域,周边地区。；区域；管理区；管辖区域；[法] 管辖区
In use
Our voting precinct is located at the community center on Maple Street.
The officer patrols her precinct every morning and knows every shop owner.
Each precinct in the city sends one representative to the council.
be divided into precincts
precinct 是可数名词，指城市中为行政管理划出的分区。
The city is divided into police precincts for easier administration.
这座城市被划分为多个警察管区，以方便管理。
the [number] precinct
美式英语中常用编号指代警察管区，如 'the 12th precinct'。
The suspect was taken to the 12th precinct.
嫌疑人被带到了第12管区。
a voting precinct
voting precinct 指选举行政单位，相当于选区。
Connections
Collocations
- police precinct
- 警察辖区；警署
- She reported the theft at her local police precinct.她在当地警署报了这起盗窃案。
- electoral precinct
- 选区；投票区
- Every voter must cast a ballot at the polling station in their electoral precinct.每位选民都必须在其选区的投票站投票。
- shopping precinct
- 购物区；商业步行区
- The high street shopping precinct is busy on Saturdays.高街购物区在周六很热闹。
- pedestrian precinct
- 步行区；行人专区
- The old town center has been turned into a pedestrian precinct.旧城中心已经变成了步行区。
- business precinct
- 商业区；办公区
- Her office is in the main business precinct of the city.她的办公室在市中心的主要商业区。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
precinct 可拆成 pre- + cinct，想象一片区域被提前圈定，归某个警察局或选区管理。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：政府行政文件、城市规划 precinct 表示“行政分区”时通常用于正式或官方语境，多出现在政府文件、城市规划等书面材料中；日常口语里较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
precinct 读作 /ˈpriːsɪŋkt/，重音在第一个音节，元音是长音 /iː/。拼写相似的 -inct 词都不是真正的押韵词：extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/、distinct /dɪˈstɪŋkt/、instinct /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/、succinct /səkˈsɪŋkt/ 的重音和元音都不同。目前没有常用英语词与 precinct 完全押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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