delimitation
noun[CorU]
formaluk/ˌdiː.lɪm.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdiː.lɪm.əˈteɪ.ʃən/themarkingordescribingof thelimitsof something:
定界,划界;限定Themainfocuswas the delimitation ofresponsibilitiesbetween thepoliceand thejudiciary.主要的重点是划定警察和司法机关之间的责任。
- There was aconstitutionalreviewof the delimitation ofpowersbetweenBrusselsandnationalcapitals.
- Thecountryinstitutedproceedingsat theInternationalCourtofJusticecallingfor a delimitation of themaritimeboundary.
- The delimitation of theseais the mostpressingsecurityissueaffectingtheregion.
- At thehorizonwhere theskyandseamet, the delimitation couldscarcelybediscerned.
Limiting and restricting
- anti-libertarian
- boundary
- boxsomeone/somethingin
- chain
- chainsomeonetosomething
- cramp
- crowd
- curb
- curtail
- curtailment
- damage limitation
- hamstring
- limit
- limitation
- limiting
- localize
- non-exempt
- straitjacket
- tempered
- tiesomeonedown