neck of the woods

短语

(非正式)地带,地段

发音

AU

词形变化

necks of the woods 复数 necks of the woods

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A local neighbourhood or region.

    习语
  2. 2.

    A place or field in which one is comfortable or with which one is familiar.

    习语

词汇关系

词源

See neck (“narrow tract of land”) or from Algonquian naiack ("point" or "corner").

来源:wiktionary