enclosure

enclosure
[ɪnˈkləʊʒə, ɛn-]
(亦作 inclosure)
noun
  1. an area that is sealed off with an artificial or natural barrier
    (被人工或天然屏障)围住的地区,围场
    ■(Brit.)a section of a racecourse for a specified activity or class of people
    (英)赛马场内为特定活动(或观众群)划出的场地(或席位)
    the members' enclosure.
    会员观众席。
    ■an artificial or natural barrier that seals off an area
    (人工或天然)环绕物,屏障;围墙,围栏
  2. [mass noun](historical)the process or policy of fencing in waste or common land so as to make it private property, as pursued in much of Britain in the 18th and early 19th centuries
    (史)圈地(运动或政策)
    ■the state of being enclosed, especially in a religious community
    (尤指宗教团体的)与世隔绝
  3. a document or object placed in an envelope together with a letter
    (信中)附件,随寄物品
语源
  1. late Middle English: from legal Anglo-Norman French and Old French, from enclos 'closed in' (see enclose)
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