department

department
noun
  1. a division of a large organization such as a government， university, business, or shop, dealing with a specific subject, commodity, or area of activity
    （政府的）部；（大型机构的）处，司；（大学的）系
    the council's finance department.
    理事会的金融部。
    ■an administrative district in France and other countries
    （法国等国的）省
    ■(one's department)(informal)an area of special expertise or responsibility
    (非正式)专长；专责
    that's not my department.
    那不是我的专长。
    ■[with modifier](informal)a specified aspect or quality
    (非正式)特定方面（或性质）
    he was a few feet shy of Barry in the height department.
    他在身高方面比巴里矮几英尺。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French departement, from departir (see depart). The original sense was 'division or distribution', later 'separation', hence 'a separate part' (core sense, mid 18th cent.)
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