a section of a large organization such as a government, business, university, etc. 部；司；局；处；系；（医院的）科；部门 - department of something
the Department of Health 卫生署 He is a lecturer in the department of psychology at Trinity College, Dublin. 他是都柏林三一学院心理学系的讲师。 the Treasury Department 财政部 a government/university, etc. department 政府部门、大学学系等 the marketing/sales, etc. department 营销、销售等部门 The children's department (= in a large store) sells a wide range of good quality clothes. 儿童用品部售卖各式各样的优质服装。 the English department 英语系 - in a department
She used to work in the IT department. 她以前在信息技术部门工作。 He later served as head of the art history department. 他后来担任艺术史系的系主任。
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationa2, Businessa2, Working lifea2, Politicsa2, Shoppinga2A new member of staff has joined the department. 一名新成员加入了这个部门。 Complaints are dealt with in a different department. 投诉由另一个部门处理。 Contact our sales department for more information. 若需要了解更多信息，可与我们的销售部联系。 Staff criticized the way the history department was run. 员工对历史系的管理提出了批评。 The Tokyo police department is clamping down on organized crime. 东京的警察部门正严厉打击有组织犯罪。 the Department for Transport 交通部 to gain promotion within the department 在部门内得到提升 I work in the sales department. 我在销售部工作。 Several professors from the history department will also speak at the event. 历史系有几位教授也将在这次活动上发言。 The Department of Trade and Industry refused to comment on the allegations. 工业贸易署拒绝对这些指控发表评论。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French departement, from departir, based on Latin dispertire ‘to divide’. The original sense was ‘division or distribution’, later ‘separation’, hence ‘a separate part’ (core sense, mid 18th cent.).- department of something
Idioms
be somebody’s department
in the… department
- (informal)
in a particular aspect or quality 部；司；局；处；系；（医院的）科；部门 He doesn't have much going for him in the brains department, to be honest. 老实说，他在脑科没什么优势。 Movies lacking in the story department can still succeed. 故事部缺少的电影还是可以成功的。