英:['beɪləˌwɪk]
美:['beɪləˌwɪk]
英:['beɪləˌwɪk]
美:['beɪləˌwɪk]
bail·i·wick
beI lih wihk
Noun
1. the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
2. a branch of knowledge;
"in what discipline is his doctorate?"
"teachers should be well trained in their subject"
"anthropology is the study of human beings"
15世纪中期,“法警区,皇家官员或副警长的管辖区”,缩写自 baillifwik,来自 bailiff(参见 bailiff)+中古英语 wik,来自古英语 wic “村庄”(参见 wick(n.2))。1843年开始使用“一个人的自然或适当领域”的比喻意义。
Middle English baillifwik, from baillif + wik dwelling place, village, from Old English wīc, from Latin vicus village — more at vicinity
The first known use of bailiwick was in the 15th century
bake1 of 2verb
to cook or become cooked by dry heat especially in an oven
to dry or harden by heat
bake bricks
to be or become very hot
a sidewalk baking in the sun
bake2 of 2noun
the act or process of baking
a social gathering at which a baked food is servedespecially: clambake
bait1 of 2verb
to torment by repeated attacks
to torment (an animal) with dogs
to put bait on or in
bait a hook
bait2 of 2noun
something (as food) used to attract animals to a hook or into a trap
a poisonous material put where it will be eaten by and kill harmful or undesirable animals
lure sense 1, temptation
bait1 of 2verb
to torment by repeated attacks
to torment (an animal) with dogs
to put bait on or in
bait a hook
bait2 of 2noun
something (as food) used to attract animals to a hook or into a trap
a poisonous material put where it will be eaten by and kill harmful or undesirable animals
lure sense 1, temptation
bairnnoun
child sense 1, 2a
bail1 of 5noun
a container used to remove water from a boat
bail2 of 5verb
to remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side—usually used with out
bail3 of 5noun
the temporary release of a prisoner in exchange for a deposit of money ensuring the later appearance of the prisoner in court
the deposit of money needed to temporarily free a prisoner
a person who provides bail
bail4 of 5verb
to get the release of (a prisoner) by giving bail
bail5 of 5noun
a semicircular support
the handle of a kettle or pail
bail outverb
to jump out of an airplane with a parachute
to help from a difficult situation
bailiwicknoun
one's area of special interest or expertise
1 Where else but here would someone respond to criticism with a growled “Proferring that assessment, sir, is far from your bailiwick,” which spurs the low reply, “Far as that, I went ahead and profited anyway.”
2 The pain was beyond the bailiwick of crushed aspirins or oil of cloves.
3 Guernsey has its own legislative body, and under Guernsey law it is illegal to market or sell an unlicensed medicine from or within the bailiwick.
4 The recent announcement that the company will accept food stamps from customers ordering and paying for groceries online shows Amazon also wants to appeal to lower-income shoppers, traditionally Wal-Mart’s bailiwick.
5 She said she may have ruled differently than the state justices, but “that call is not within our bailiwick.”
6 “Whatever a doctor prescribes, that is not in my bailiwick,” Helder told the Washington County quorum court, the county’s governing body.
7 As the Patriots and Brady continued to struggle throughout the first quarter, New England’s special teams — Coach Bill Belichick’s bailiwick when he was an assistant — came to the rescue.
8 Since 1 July, fully vaccinated Common Travel Area residents - the UK, Jersey, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland - can visit the bailiwick without self-isolating.
9 The backstage commentary circles around the bailiwick of a production designer and frustrations over Mr. Helnwein’s literal interpretations.
10 Even his mistress now rules as mayor of his traditional bailiwick.
11 “Whatever a doctor prescribes, that’s out of my bailiwick,” Helder told the paper.
12 questions about organization of the fund drive are my bailiwick
13 Malaysia’s Rayani Air took to the skies over the weekend with a clear bailiwick.
14 “None of the other masters do that sort of thing, so it must be your bailiwick.”
15 Policing in the District, including the use of stop-and-frisk tactics, is very much in the council’s bailiwick.
16 The very specific, imperfect femininity — the sense of one woman’s struggle to make art — that’s my bailiwick.
17 The publishing industry, my own personal bailiwick, operates entirely within the neoliberal paradigm, as I know from 20 years of experience.
18 The two turned illegal immigration from an issue important only in border states into a national bogeyman by taking their bailiwick to D.C.,
19 It must be an odd feeling to be a New York or New Jersey team and get booed in your own bailiwick, which is what happens when this trio visits one another.
20 In addition to the financial penalty, Mr. Corzine would accept a lifetime ban from personally trading other people’s money in the futures industry, which was MF Global’s bailiwick.