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of or inside a particular country; not foreign or international 本國的；國内的 domestic affairs/politics 國内事務／政治 Output consists of both exports and sales on the domestic market. 産量包括出口和國内市場銷售兩部分。 The US is unable to meet its domestic demand for steel in any given year. 美國在任何一年都無法滿足國内鋼鐵需求。 English domestic law 英國國内法 He was a chief White House adviser on domestic policy. 他是白宮國内政策首席顧問。 The election campaign has been focused mainly on domestic issues. 競選活動主要集中在國内問題上。 domestic flights (= to and from places within a country) 國内航班
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by airb2, Politicsb2Even passengers on domestic flights may be required to carry ID. 甚至國内航班上的乘客也可能被要求攜帶身份證。 the current robustness of China's domestic economy 中國國内經濟目前的強勁勢頭 On the domestic front, the prime minister's main concern was the economy. 在國内方面，首相主要關心的是經濟。 The company has made losses in both its domestic and international operations. 該公司的國内和國際業務都出現了虧損。 The midfielder has played in two domestic cup games plus a European Cup match. 這位中場球員參加了兩場國内杯賽和一場歐洲杯比賽。
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used in the home; connected with the home or family 家用的；家庭的；家務的 domestic appliances 家用器具 the growing problem of domestic violence (= violence between members of the same family) 日趨嚴重的家庭暴力問題 a shocking tale of domestic abuse 令人震驚的家庭暴力故事 The vast majority of paid and unpaid domestic workers are women. 絕大多數有償和無償家政工人是婦女。 domestic chores 家務瑣事 domestic service (= the work of a servant in a large house) 家政服務
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(of animals 動物 kept on farms or as pets; not wild 馴養的；作寵物飼養的；非野生的 horses and other domestic animals 馬和其他家畜 Most domestic cats hate getting wet. 大多數家貓討厭被淋濕。
liking home life; enjoying or good at cooking, cleaning the house, etc. 喜愛家庭生活的；享受家庭樂趣的；樂於操持家務的
Word Originlate Middle English: from French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus ‘house’.