mindmap root((功能)) function applicable to anything living, natural, or constructed, implies a definite end or purpose that the thing in question serves or a particular kind of work it is intended to perform: the ~ of the stomach is to digest food. office is typically applied to the function or service expected of a person by reason of his or her trade, profession, or special relationship to others: exercised the ~s of both attorney and friend. duty applies to a task or responsibility imposed by one's occupation, rank, status, or calling: the lieutenant governor had a few official ~ies. province applies to a function, office, or duty that naturally or logically falls within one's jurisdiction or competence: it is not governor's ~ to set foreign policy. jurisdiction司法权审判权管辖权the power that a court of law or an official has to carry out legal judgments or to enforce laws