departmentKK [dɪˋpɑrtmənt] /dɪˈpɑɹtmənt/發音de- 向下、除去+part 部分+-ment 名詞→分出來的部分展開收合de-字首向下、除去part單字部分-ment字尾名詞字面：分出來的部分從整體中分出來的一部分，即機構裡的部門。名詞1部門、單位She works in the marketing department of a software company.她在一家軟體公司的行銷部門工作。2部、局、署政府機關The department announced new rules for food labeling.該部會公布了食品標示的新規定。3系、學系He chairs the history department at a small college.他在一所小型大學擔任歷史系系主任。4科、部醫療機構She was rushed to the emergency department after the fall.她跌倒後被緊急送往急診部。5專櫃、賣場百貨The children's department is on the fourth floor.童裝專櫃在四樓。6領域、方面、強項口語Cooking is really not my department, I'm afraid.很抱歉，做菜實在不是我擅長的領域。7省法國等行政區France is divided into nearly a hundred departments.法國劃分為將近一百個省。