department

Definitions

From French département, from départir ('to divide up'). A department is a part divided off from the whole organization — one of the sections the company has been split into. Here the de-part idea is 'divide into parts,' not 'leave.'

Common Collocations

• 1.marketing department市场部
• 2.fire department消防队
• 3.department head部门主管
• 4.human resources department人力资源部

Example Sentences

• 1.

  She works in the marketing department.

• 2.

  Cooking isn't really my department.

• 3.

  The fire department arrived within minutes.