enclave
美音:
[´ɔnk´leıv
]英音:
[´ɔnk´leıv
]n.被包围的领土
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enclave
/'enkleɪv; `ɛnklev/
n small territory of one state surrounded by that of another 飞地(被他国领土包围的一块领土)
*British enclaves in Africa 非洲的英国飞地
* (fig 比喻) Switzerland was an enclave of peace in war-torn Europe. 在饱经战争磨难的欧洲, 瑞士是和平的世外桃源.
enclave
n[C]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French;Origin:Old French enclaver 'to enclose']
a small area that is within a larger area where people of a different kind or nationality live
the former Portuguese enclave of East Timor