bailiwick
意味一覧 (2件)
専門分野
解説 Definition
誰かの権限、責任の範囲、または専門分野。または行政官が支配する領土。
Bailiwick means a person's area of knowledge, authority, or responsibility. It is often used when talking about someone's job, skill, or special field. The word sounds slightly formal.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この「専門分野」の bailiwick は、法律的な管轄区域ではなく、人がよく知っている領域・得意な仕事範囲を指す比喩的な用法です。field や specialty より少し硬く、outside my bailiwick「私の専門外だ」という形でよく出ます。単なる趣味よりも、知識・経験・責任が及ぶ範囲という響きがあります。
Remember `bailiwick` as someone's own area or territory of responsibility. A very common phrase is `outside my bailiwick`, so learning that whole chunk helps a lot. It is close to `field`, but it often suggests not only knowledge, but also control or duty. That makes it sound a bit more formal than `specialty`.
例文
Handling contracts is within the bailiwick of the legal department.
契約の処理は法務部の責任の範囲内である。
The mayor's bailiwick includes public safety and infrastructure.
市長の責任範囲は公安とインフラを含む。
Financial decisions fall outside the bailiwick of the human resources team.
財務的決定は人事チームの責任範囲外である。
管轄区域
(意味 2)解説 Definition
bailiwick は、裁判所・行政官・役所などが権限を及ぼす地域や範囲を指します。法律・行政の文脈で使われるやや硬い語で、誰がどこまで担当・管理できるかを示すときに用いられます。
A bailiwick is an area where a court, official, or government office has authority and responsibility. It is often used in legal or administrative contexts to show who controls or manages a certain region or matter. The word can also mean someone's special area of responsibility or expertise, especially in formal English.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
bailiwick は中世の役人 bailiff が受け持つ wick「村・区域」から来た名詞です。もとは代官の管轄区域で、今は within one's bailiwick「担当範囲内」、outside one's bailiwick「専門外」のように、権限や得意分野の範囲を指します。jurisdiction より口語的で、人の守備範囲を意識して覚えると残りやすいです。
Think of bailiwick as a place watched over by a bailiff. If a bailiff controls a certain area, that area is his bailiwick. This can help you remember the idea of an official area of authority or responsibility.
例文
This district is under the bailiwick of the regional court.
この地区は地方裁判所の管轄区域に入っている。
Border control is not in our department's bailiwick.
国境管理は私たちの部署の管轄外です。
Questions about zoning laws fall within the mayor's bailiwick.
区域指定法に関する問題は市長の管轄区域に属する。
bailiwick の語源・成り立ち Etymology
bailiwick は bailiff と wick「区域」を合わせた中英語で、原義は「執行吏の管轄区」です。wick はラテン語 vicus「村・地区」につながり、wick や vicinity も同系。だから今の「専門分野」も、もとは自分の縄張りという感覚です。
Bailiwick came from Middle English and combines bailiff with wick, meaning an area or district. Wick is related to Latin vicus, "village" or "settlement," also seen in words like vicinity. At first it meant the district controlled by a bailiff, and later it grew into the more general sense of someone's own area of work or skill.
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