purlieu
purlieu
[ˈpəːljuː]
(pl. purlieus 或 purlieux)
[ˈpəːljuː]
(pl. purlieus 或 purlieux)
- (一般作 purlieus)the area near or surrounding a place
邻近地区，边缘地区，外围地区
the photogenic purlieus of Cambridge.
剑桥近郊上镜的地方。
■(Brit. historical)a tract on the border of a forest, especially one earlier included in it and still partly subject to forest laws
(英，史)（尤指原属森林范围现仍部分受森林法制约的）森林边缘空地
■(figurative)a person's usual haunts
(喻)（人）常去的地方；活动范围
- late 15th cent. (denoting a tract on the border of a forest): probably an alteration (suggested by French lieu 'place') of Anglo-Norman French puralee 'a going round to settle the boundaries'
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