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demarcation

/dee-mahr-key-shuhn/US // ˌdi mɑrˈkeɪ ʃən //UK // (ˌdiːmɑːˈkeɪʃən) //

标界,划界,定界,划定边界

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the determining and marking off of the boundaries of something.
    • : separation by distinct boundaries: line of demarcation.

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Examples

  • Vehicles of every size and description, piloted by people often at cross purposes, travel along a roadway that serves as a line of demarcation between the bustling city and the respite of the park.

  • In considering Morgan’s case, we can see that in addition to these hard demarcations, scientists in the 1970s also used feminist science as a tool of soft demarcation.

  • At home there’s no demarcation between your sofa and the world.

  • “You want simple and sensible demarcations, but you also want to be inclusive and diverse,” Mwanza says.

  • Sara wrote about their takes on getting money and endorsements from police officer unions, and that turned out to be a very interesting demarcation.

  • In Voodoo, the demarcation between life and death is more fluid; helping Voodoo followers create order out of disorder.

  • At that demarcation between inside and out, the vista is most expansive.

  • They've argued about demarcation principles, especially regarding land along the Dragonja River.

  • Yes, Israel fought a major war with Syria in 1973, but since then, the line of demarcation had been peaceful.

  • “I think this could really be an important point of demarcation for Jewish public opinion of the president,” Tisch says.

  • Various points of demarcation might be chosen, each founded on some important step in evolution.

  • What is the exact line of demarcation between man and the other animals which he calls brutes?

  • Finally a general agreement for the demarcation of Africa was made in 1890 (see Africa, 5).

  • Hence, the transition is abrupt; although by no means conclusive as to any broad and trenchant line of ethnological demarcation.

  • The Two-banded Scolia stings a little lower down, on the line of demarcation between the first two thoracic segments.