figurative. A realm or sphere of activity, influence, knowledge, etc.; a domain, a field.
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释义 | society > authority > power > influence > [noun] > sphere of influence (7) pale1483 figurative. A realm or sphere of activity, influence, knowledge, etc.; a domain, a field. kitchen1552 figurative and in figurative contexts. Used allusively, with reference to the wealth, comfort, or luxury of a particular person or institution… demesne1597 figurative. A district, region, territory; domain, n. manor1685 figurative and in extended use: an area or domain, esp. one over which a person or thing has possession or control. Now chiefly in sense 5. domain1744 transferred. A district or region under rule, control, or influence, or contained within certain limits; realm; sphere of activity, influence, or… ambient1902 The area surrounding or under the influence of a person or thing; (in later use) environment, surroundings. turf1970 Usually with substantive in possessive case or with possessive adjective. Originally and chiefly U.S. transferred and figurative. A person's sphere… |
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