purlieu

n. 森林边缘, 常去的地方, 范围, 界限 [法] 森林边缘的空地, 界限, 常到的地方

发音

UK /ˈpɜːljuː/
其它
US /ˈpɝl(j)u/

词形变化

purlieus 复数 purlieus purlieux purlieux 复数

别名

perlieu pourlieu purly

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The ground on the edges of a forest, especially when partly subject to the same forest laws concerning game hunting etc.

    历史
  2. 2.

    The outskirts of any place; an adjacent district; the environs or neighborhood; milieu.

    I wanted a beer, but coffee was undeniably easier to be had in the purlieus of the University, so we went into a cafe.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

environs

词源

From Middle English purlewe (“piece of land on the edge of a forest”), modification under the influence of Old French lieu (“place”) of porale, purale (“royal perambulation”), from Old French porale, from poraler (“to traverse”), from por- (“forth”) (from Latin prō- + aler, aller (“to go”).

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