"bailiwick" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 专长
• 职权范围

Definition

某人的专长、知识领域或负责的事务；他们特别擅长或主管的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Bailiwick” 属于正式或较为古老的表达，主要见于书面语或高级谈话。常见用法如 “not my bailiwick”（不是我的领域），在日常对话中很少用。

Examples

Teaching math is her bailiwick.

教数学是她的**专长**。

Finance is outside his bailiwick.

财务不是他的**专长**。

Cooking is not my bailiwick.

做饭不是我的**专长**。

If it's about computers, that's definitely Mark's bailiwick.

如果是关于电脑，那绝对是马克的**专长**。

You'll have to ask someone else—graphic design isn't in my bailiwick.

你得问别人——平面设计不是我的**专长**。

Politics used to be her bailiwick, but now she works in healthcare.

政治曾经是她的**专长**，现在她在医疗行业工作。