heartland
/ˈhɑːtlænd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɑːrtlænd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhärt-ˌland/ (ame, mw)
heartland — 名詞
- heartlandsingular
- heartlandsplural
1. the inland zone at the middle of a nation or large region, often felt to carry i
中心地帶
國家或地區的中央核心區域
the inland zone at the middle of a nation or large region, often felt to carry its main identity.
Shanti grew up in the agricultural heartland of northern India.
Shanti 在印度北部的農業中心地帶長大。
collocation: agricultural / industrial / rural heartland
Tornadoes regularly sweep across the heartland of the United States.
龍捲風經常橫掃美國中心地帶。
the heartland of + [country] pattern
Andrei spent two summers cycling through the green heartland of Romania.
Andrei 花了兩個夏天騎車穿越羅馬尼亞綠意盎然的中心地帶。
The Volga river flows through the historical heartland of Russia.
伏爾加河流經俄羅斯歷史上的中心地帶。
Felipe's grandparents still farm a small plot in the rural heartland of Brazil.
Felipe 的祖父母仍在巴西鄉村中心地帶經營一小塊農地。
- interior
geographic term for inland area, neutral about cultural importance
- core region
more technical, used in geography or economics
- hinterland
inland area behind a coast or city; lacks the cultural-importance sense of heartland
- periphery
outer or marginal zone of a country or region
- border region
edge area, often less culturally central
文法句型
the heartland of [region/country]
用法筆記
Frequently appears in geographic or political writing about a country's defining central zone. Subject is usually a country, continent, or large region; the heartland is treated as singular even when describing a broad area.
常見錯誤
2. the area where a particular industry, political party, or activity is strongest
重鎮；大本營
某產業、政黨或活動最興盛或支持最深的地區
the area where a particular industry, political party, or activity is strongest or has the deepest support.
Detroit was once the heartland of the American car industry.
底特律曾是美國汽車工業的重鎮。
the heartland of + [industry]
The Labour Party lost several seats in its traditional working-class heartland.
工黨在其傳統的勞工階級大本營失去了幾個席次。
collocation: traditional / working-class / electoral heartland
Leo opened his coffee shop in the heartland of the city's tech scene.
Leo 在該市科技圈的重鎮開了一家咖啡店。
Bordeaux remains the heartland of French wine production.
波爾多至今仍是法國葡萄酒生產的重鎮。
Folake reports from Lagos, the cultural heartland of West African music.
Folake 從拉哥斯發回報導，那裡是西非音樂的文化重鎮。
- stronghold
emphasises defence or political dominance
- bastion
formal; suggests a last remaining stronghold of something
- hub
modern, neutral term for a centre of activity; smaller in scale
- marginal area
place where the activity or party has weak support
文法句型
the heartland of [activity/party/industry]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense requires a named activity, industry, or political force ("heartland of jazz / mining / the Republican party"). Sense 1 refers to a country's overall central character without such modifier.