territory

territory 领土，领地

terra-,土地，陆地，-ory,表地后缀。原指领主管辖区域，引申词义领土，领地。

territory (n.)

late 14c., "land under the jurisdiction of a town, state, etc.," probably from Latin territorium "land around a town, domain, district," from terra "earth, land" (see terrain) + -orium, suffix denoting place (see -ory). Sense of "any tract of land, district, region" is first attested c. 1600. Specific U.S. sense of "organized self-governing region not yet a state" is from 1799. Of regions defended by animals from 1774.

"Since -torium is a productive suffix only after verbal stems, the rise of terri-torium is unexplained" [Michiel de Vaan, "Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages"]. An alternative theory, somewhat supported by the vowels of the original Latin word, suggests derivation from terrere "to frighten" (see terrible); thus territorium would mean "a place from which people are warned off."

1. The best thing to do when entering unknown territory is smile.

踏入未知地带最好的对策就是微笑。

2. We are prepared to fight for every inch of territory.

我们时刻准备着为每一寸领土而战。

3. The new territory would extend over one-fifth of Canada's land mass.

这块新领土将会使加拿大陆地面积扩展1/5以上。

4. On May 1st the army took over another swathe of territory.

军队在5月1号又接管了另一长条领土。

5. Rival claims to Macedonian territory caused conflict in the Balkans.

多方主张拥有对马其顿的领土主权，结果在巴尔干地区引发了冲突。

【field, territory, province, domain, sphere】
这组词都有“范围，领域”的意思，其区别是：
field: 主要指经选定在一段时间内作专题研究的方面或领域，含夸张意味。
territory: 指科学知识、活动等的领域或范围。
province: 即可指科学、艺术、学问的领域或范围，又可指个人或机关职权的管辖范围。
domain: 指知识艺术、兴趣或人类活动的领域。
sphere: 指有明显分界线的范围或领域，强调彼此不会干扰、跨越，各不相关。

【territory, scope, range, span】
territory: 领土（的范围）
scope: （处理、研究事物的）范围
range: （种类或变化的）限度，范围，幅度，程度；视力或听力所达到的距离，声音所能传送的距离；（枪、炮、导弹等的）射程
span: 跨度，跨径；（某事物）自始至终的持续时间或期间