domestic

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

do·mes·tic AW [domestic domestics] adjective, noun BrE [dəˈmestɪk] NAmE [dəˈmestɪk]
adjective
1. usually before noun of or inside a particular country; not foreign or international
•domestic affairs/politics
•domestic flights (= to and from places within a country)
• Output consists of both exports and sales on the domestic market.
Opp: ↑foreign
2. only before noun used in the home; connected with the home or family
•domestic appliances
•domestic chores
•the growing problem of domestic violence (= violence between members of the same family)
•domestic service (= the work of a servant in a large house)
3. liking home life; enjoying or good at cooking, cleaning the house, etc
• I'm not a very domestic sort of person.
4. (of animals)kept on farms or as pets; not wild

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus ‘house’.

Example Bank:
•Even passengers on domestic flights may be required to carry ID.
•He was a chief White House adviser on domestic policy.
•On the domestic front, the prime minister's main concern was the economy.
•The company has made losses in both its domestic and international operations.
•The election campaign has been focused mainly on domestic issues.
•The midfielder has played in two domestic cup games plus a European Cup match.
Derived Word: ↑domestically
 
noun
1. (also ˌdomestic ˈhelp, ˌdomestic ˈworker)a servant who works in sb's house, doing the cleaning and other jobs
2. (BrE, informal)a fight between two members of the same family
•The police were called to sort out a domestic.

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus ‘house’.
 
See also: ↑domestic help

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  domesticated, domestic help, house servant
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  undomestic, foreign