• n. 選區；管理區；管轄區

pre-,在前，-cinct,帶子，詞源同cinch,cincture.引申詞義圍起來的街區，商業區。

precinct

precinct: [15] The notion underlying precinct is of ‘encirclement’ or ‘enclosure’. It comes from the past participle of Latin praecingere ‘gird about, surround’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix prae- ‘before, around’ and cingere ‘encircle with a belt’ (source of English cincture [16]). From the underlying notion come the twin modern meanings of an ‘area enclosed by walls’ and a ‘delimited district within a city’ (mainly used in American English).
=> cincture

precinct (n.)

c. 1400, prasaynt (mid-15c. as precincte), "district defined for purposes of government or representation," from Medieval Latin precinctum "enclosure, boundary line," noun use of neuter past participle of Latin praecingere "to gird about, surround," from prae- "before" (see pre-) + cingere "to surround, encircle" (see cinch (v.)).

1. The Centre was a pedestrian precinct with a bandstand in the middle.

該中心是步行商業區，正中央有一個室外音樂演奏臺。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The shooting occurred in the 34th Precinct.

槍擊事件發生在第34警區。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The driver said impassively, " You better check with your precinct.

司機不動聲色他說: “ 你最好還是到你們管區警察局里去查一查再說吧.

來自教父部分

4. The tradespeople in his precinct appreciated it. And they showed their appreciation.

他負責的地區內的商人很賞識他的這種作風, 而且公開表示對他很贊賞.

來自教父部分

5. They appoint precinct election judges and other election - day officials.

他們委任選舉區的評判員及在大選日工作的官員.

來自辭典例句