heartland

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈhɑːtlənd/|/-lænd/    美 /ˈhɑɹtlənd/|/-ˌlænd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of heart (“the seat of the affections or love”).
  2. Also in the plural form heartlands:; The interior part of a region, especially when contrasted with coastal parts or when regarded as particularly powerful or significant.
    — [R]ound the Pole all three powers lay claim to enormous territories which in fact are largely uninhabited and unexplored: but the balance of power always remains roughly even, and the territory which forms the heartland of each super-state always remains inviolate.
  3. Also in the plural form heartlands:; In the geopolitical theory of the English geographer Halford John Mackinder (1861–1947): the interior of the world island comprising north-central Eurasia regarded as politically powerful. specifically
  4. Also in the plural form heartlands:; Residential districts and planning areas outside the city centre; the new towns of Singapore collectively. Singapore,in-plural,specifically
    — Those in the HDB [Housing and Development Board] heartland will be able to vote in the airconditioned comfort of their community centres […]
  5. Also in the plural form heartlands:; The states in the centre of the United States, chiefly regarded as politically and socially conservative; also, the people living in such states collectively. US,attributive,often,specifically
  6. Also in the plural form heartlands:; A region or part of a region particularly associated with or significant for a characteristic, such as an activity, a faith, support for a political party or other organization, etc.
    — The home counties are the Conservative heartland.

词形变化

heartlands plural

词汇关系

衍生词
heartlander

词源

From heart (“(figuratively) centre, core, essence”) + land.
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