1area of activity/interest/knowledge活動、興趣或知識的範圍ADJECTIVE | VERB + REALM | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤whole整個領域◇the whole realm of human intellect人類智慧的整個領域➤new新領域▸➤international國際領域➤public公共領域▸➤domestic, private家庭範疇;私人領域▸➤political, social政治/社會範疇➤earthly, material, physical世俗領域;物質世界➤divine, fantasy, heavenly, magical, spiritual, supernatural神界;夢幻世界;天界;魔幻世界;精神領域;超自然範疇VERB + REALM➤be in, belong in, belong to, lie in在⋯領域;屬於⋯領域▸➤open up開拓領域◇The research has opened up new realms for investigation.這一研究開拓了新的探討領域。➤enter, move into進入領域▸➤descend into, descend to (bothdisapproving) 轉入談論⋯領域◇Most readers are likely to lose interest when he descends into the realms of (= starts discussing) rhetorical terminology.當他轉而談論修辭術語時,大多數讀者很可能會失去興趣。➤move from, move out of從⋯領域出來◇The euro moved from the realms of theory into reality.歐元由理論變成了現實。PREPOSITION➤beyond the realm of, out of the realm of, outside the realm of超出⋯領域◇His ambitions are way beyond the realms of possibility.他的志向完全不可能實現。➤in the realm of, within the realm of在⋯領域內◇The idea belongs in the realm of science fiction.這個想法屬於科幻小說的領域。PHRASES➤the realm of art, politics, science, etc.藝術、政治、科學等領域◇In the realm of politics different rules sometimes apply.在政治領域裏,有時候適用不同的規則。➤the realms of fantasy, the realms of possibility, the realms of reality幻想的境界;可能性;現實性realm
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2 (formal) country ruled by a king/queen王國VERB + REALM | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERB + REALM➤defend捍衞王國◇They fought to defend the realm.他們為保衞王國而戰。PREPOSITION➤beyond the realm, outside the realm在國外◇wealth acquired outside the realm在國外獲得的財富➤in the realm, within the realm在國內◇peace within the realm國內和平➤throughout the realm整個國家◇There was rejoicing throughout the realm.舉國上下一片歡欣。PHRASES➤a part of the realm國家的一部份▸➤the defence/defense of the realm國防◇Royal taxation usually had to be for the defence of the realm.王室的稅收通常要用於國防。