heartland

IPA/ˈhɑːtlænd/
KK[hˈɑrtlˌænd]IPA/ˈhɑːrtlænd/

heartland — 名詞

  • heartlandsingular
  • heartlandsplural

1. the inland zone at the middle of a nation or large region, often felt to carry i

1.名詞C1
釋義

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.

例句

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

常見搭配
  • agricultural heartland
  • rural heartland
  • industrial heartland
  • the heartland of [country]
同義詞
  • 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

反義詞

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

The heartlands of France are mostly mountain ranges.
The heartland of France is mostly farmland.
usually singular and refers to the dominant central character of the region, not multiple zones.

2. the area where a particular industry, political party, or activity is strongest

2.名詞C1
釋義

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.

例句

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

常見搭配
  • traditional heartland
  • electoral heartland
  • industrial heartland
  • the heartland of [activity]
同義詞
  • 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

反義詞

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.

常見錯誤

Tokyo is a heartland of Japan.
Tokyo is the heartland of Japan's fashion industry.
this sense needs a specific activity or group the area is strong in.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • agricultural heartland
  • industrial heartland
  • rural heartland
  • electoral heartland
  • cultural heartland

常用片語

  • the traditional heartland of
  • deep in the heartland

介系詞搭配

  • the heartland of
  • in the heartland
  • across the heartland