department

英 [d?'pɑ?tm(?)nt] 美[d?'pɑrtm?nt]
  • n. 部；部門(mén)；系；科；局

英英釋意

1. a specialized division of a large organization;
"you'll find it in the hardware department"
"she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"
2. the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
3. a specialized sphere of knowledge;
"baking is not my department"
"his work established a new department of literature"