domestic/dəˋmɛstIk; dəˈmestIk/adj 1 happening within one country and not involving any others 国内的﹐本国的: US foreign and domestic policy 美国对外及对内政策2 [only before noun 仅用于名词前] relating to family relationships and life at home 家庭的﹔家事的: We share the domestic chores . 我们分担家务活。women who suffer from domestic violence 遭受家庭暴力的妇女domestic appliances (=machines used in the home) such as washing machines 洗衣机等家用电器3 someone who is domestic enjoys doing jobs in the home, such as cooking 喜爱[善于]操持家务的4 [only before noun 仅用于名词前] a domestic animal lives on a farm or in someone's home〔动物〕家养的﹐驯养的