sphere和range区别 he said it was outside the ______ of his responsibilities.

sphere : an area of activity, influence, interst, a particual section of group or society,

sphere 原意：globe地球，圆形物体，所以与社会、活动、科学等有关，所以搭配比较有限，主要与’社会、球形‘有关，如： the sphere of Earth, the plannet, atmospheric sphere 大气层

但 sphere 有两个固定搭配，需单独记： the sphere of science/society, the sphere of influence 印象范围

range 强调’广度与维度‘ the rang of spectrum from red, yellow, oragne, pink and blue....

the range of size: s, m , l , x, xl

the range of tolerance: minus 5, plus 3. 误差范围