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单词 purviews
释义

purview

noun

pur·​view ˈpər-ˌvyü How to pronounce purview (audio)
1
a
: the body or enacting part of a statute
b
: the limit, purpose, or scope of a statute
2
: the range or limit of authority, competence, responsibility, concern, or intention
3
: range of vision, understanding, or cognizance

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You might guess that there is a connection between purview and view. Purview comes from purveu, a word often found in the legal statutes of 13th- and 14th-century England. These statutes, written in Anglo-French, opened with the phrases purveu est and purveu que, which translate literally to "it is provided" and "provided that." Purveu derives from porveu, the past participle of the Old French verb porveeir, meaning "to provide." View derives (via Middle English) from the past participle of another Anglo-French word, veer, meaning "to see," and ultimately from Latin vidēre, of the same meaning.

Example Sentences

After the true shock and awe of a campaign of massive surplus, as in the Gulf War, no regime would have risked its survival by failing to go after the terrorists within its purview. Mark Helprin, Wall Street Journal, 17 May 2004 It is the use of informal, back channels outside public or congressional purview—designed partly to thwart publicity and partly to hold down the temperature of disputes within the government—that critics say denies the protections of open government. Bob Woodward et al., Washington Post, 20-26 Jan. 1992 … the contemporary university, though, has reached beyond the purview of education, and it has thereby become entangled in problems it lacks the means to resolve. Louis Menand, Harper's, December 1991 The case is within the court's purview. That question is outside my purview. The moral dilemmas of the early settlers are beyond the purview of this book. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Now that books could be mass produced, reading was no longer the sole purview of clergy and other scholars. Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022 Establishing health standards to mitigate these issues — for example, mandating cooling units and minimum security measures — is the purview of the state worker safety agency, Cal/OSHA. Suhauna Hussainstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 There was a time, before L’Enclume, when fine dining in the Lake District was the exclusive purview of its grand hotels, former aristocrat manors turned wedding venues/family resorts that dot the lake shores. Jay Cheshes, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2022 This means tech is no longer the purview of the IT department alone. Nitin Rakesh, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Collective intelligence, or CI, is not the purview of humans alone. Wired, 15 Aug. 2022 The kiosks will be mostly under the Ohio Lottery Commission’s purview. Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2022 While the department can make some administrative changes through rulemaking, many of the statutes governing federal student aid are largely the purview of legislators. Arkansas Online, 1 Aug. 2022 While the department can make some administrative changes through rulemaking, many of the statutes governing federal student aid are largely the purview of legislators. Danielle Douglas-gabriel, Anchorage Daily News, 30 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English purveu, from Anglo-French purveu est it is provided (opening phrase of a statute)

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Legal Definition

purview

noun

pur·​view ˈpər-ˌvyü How to pronounce purview (audio)
1
: the body of a statute or the part that begins with Be it enacted and ends before the repealing clause
2
: the limit or scope of a law

History and Etymology for purview

Anglo-French purveu est it is provided (opening phrase of a statute)

purviews

noun

plural of purview
as in realms
an area of influence, knowledge, or understanding He readily admitted that the topic was outside of his purview, and anything he said about it would be mere uninformed speculation. As she rose within the company, her purview extended to many new departments.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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