But many top-level managers, particularly those at industrial companies, consider customer contact the bailiwick of sales and marketing staff. 但许多高层的,尤其是那些从事于工业公司的经理,都认为顾客应联系掌管销售及市场的人员。
bailiwick
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the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
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a branch of knowledge
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Bailiwick \Bail"i*wick\, n. [Bailie, bailiff + wick a village.] (Law) The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority.
In an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, Cheney took the offensive, complaining lawmakers' involvement in an area "really not their bailiwick" undercut the executive branch's ability to deal with the crisis.
They even shared control over the sales force within their bailiwick, encouraging a crucial close contact with customers.