highlands
/ˈhaɪ.ləndz/ (bre, ipa) · [hˈaɪləndz] /ˈhaɪ.ləndz/ (ame, ipa)
highlands — 名詞
1. the higher, hilly, or mountain-covered parts of a country or region, often with
高地；山區
一國或一區內的山地或丘陵地帶
the higher, hilly, or mountain-covered parts of a country or region, often with thin soil, small farms, and few large towns.
Roya grew up in the highlands of Ethiopia, where coffee plants covered the hillsides.
Roya 在衣索比亞的高地長大，那裡的山坡上種滿了咖啡樹。
the highlands of [country] — naming a country's mountain region
Sheep farming is still the main way people earn a living in the highlands.
在這片高地，養羊仍然是當地人主要的謀生方式。
bare 'in the highlands' — generic mountain-region reference
Pedro drove his old truck up into the highlands to visit his grandmother's village.
Pedro 開著他的舊卡車駛上山區，去探望住在小村莊裡的祖母。
Winters in the highlands can be very cold, with heavy snow blocking the small roads.
高地的冬天可能非常寒冷，大雪常會封住那些小路。
Many rare birds and wild flowers are only found in the central highlands of the island.
許多稀有的鳥類和野花只生長在這座島中部的高地上。
- uplands
near-synonym; slightly more technical and used in geography writing
- hill country
informal; suggests rolling hills more than tall mountains
- moorlands
narrower; emphasises open, treeless land covered in grass or heather
- lowlands
the flat, low-lying parts of the same country or region
文法句型
the highlands of [country/region]
用法筆記
Almost always plural and usually preceded by 'the'. Subject is typically a region, a country, or a named geographical island; the noun groups the whole mountain area as one place rather than counting separate hills.
常見錯誤
2. the mountain-covered northern part of Scotland, known for its lochs, small Gaeli
蘇格蘭高地
蘇格蘭北部的山地區
the mountain-covered northern part of Scotland, known for its lochs, small Gaelic-speaking villages, and its long history as a separate cultural area; usually written with a capital H and always with 'the'.
Asher and Indra spent two weeks walking through the Highlands last August.
Asher 和 Indra 上個八月在蘇格蘭高地徒步走了兩個星期。
capitalised 'the Highlands' — proper-noun reference to northern Scotland
The Highlands are famous for their misty lochs and old stone castles.
蘇格蘭高地以迷霧籠罩的湖泊和古老的石造城堡聞名。
plural verb agreement: 'the Highlands are'
Nellie's family came from a small fishing village in the Highlands.
Nellie 的家人來自蘇格蘭高地一個小小的漁村。
Many young people leave the Highlands to find work in Glasgow or Edinburgh.
許多年輕人離開蘇格蘭高地，到格拉斯哥或愛丁堡找工作。
The road to the Highlands climbs slowly past lakes, forests, and tall mountains.
通往蘇格蘭高地的公路緩緩攀升，沿途經過湖泊、森林與高山。
- the Scottish Highlands
longer, more explicit form of the same place
- the North of Scotland
broader; can include towns and coasts the Highlands proper does not
- the Lowlands
the southern, flatter part of Scotland; the Lowlands include Edinburgh and Glasgow
文法句型
the Highlands
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is a proper noun for a specific Scottish region (north of the Forth-Clyde line) and is normally capitalised. Verb agreement is plural ('the Highlands are…'), and it almost never takes a country-name modifier — 'the Scottish Highlands' is the longer form, never 'the highlands of Scotland' for this proper-noun meaning.