enclave
英 ['enkleɪv]
美['ɛnklev]
- n. 飞地（指在本国境内的隶属另一国的一块领土）；被包围的领土；被包围物
词态变化
复数: enclaves;
助记提示
1、en- "in" + clav- + -e.
2、字面含义：shut in, lock in. => enclose, surrounded by land owned by another.
2、字面含义：shut in, lock in. => enclose, surrounded by land owned by another.
中文词源
enclave 飞地
en-, 进入，使。-clave, 钥匙，锁住，词源同clavicle, conclave, close.
英文词源
- enclave (n.)
- "small portion of one country which is entirely surrounded by the territory of another," 1868, from French enclave, from Old French enclaver "enclose, comprise, include" (13c.), from Late Latin inclavare "shut in, lock up," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + clavis "key" (see slot (n.2)). Enclaved "surrounded by land owned by another" is attested in English from mid-15c., from Old French enclaver.
双语例句
- 1. Nagorno-Karabakh is an Armenian enclave inside Azerbaijan.
- 纳戈尔诺-卡拉巴赫是阿塞拜疆境内亚美尼亚人聚居的一块飞地。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. West Berlin is an enclave in East Germany.
- 西柏林四周都是东德(民主德国 ) 的领土
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- 3. The attack struck Kabul's diplomatic enclave in the heart of the city.
- 袭击发生在喀布尔市中心的外交使领馆区,目标对准ISAF总部这个最显赫的海外目标之一.
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- 4. The rebel enclave is coming under sustained pressure from the army.
- 被叛军所控制的土地遭到军队持续不断的压迫.
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- 5. But California is not America's only green enclave.
- 不过加里福利亚州并不是美国唯一的绿色领地.
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