Purlieu



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.〔常作复数〕邻近地区
• ［英］ n.〔常作复数〕邻近地区 ( environment, neighborhood)
• ［类］ 反义词: infrequently visited place ( 不常去的地方)
• ［记］ pur ( 附近) ＋lieu ( 场所) -> 附近的场所

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English purlewe land severed from an English royal forest by perambulation, from Anglo-French puralé perambulation, from puraler to travel through, measure, from pur- thoroughly + aler to go — more at purchase
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. an outlying or adjacent district
  • b. plural environs, neighborhood
• 2.
  • a. a frequently visited place ; haunt
  • b. plural confines, bounds

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