heartland

1. N-COUNT Journalists use heartland or heartlands to refer to the area or region where a particular set of activities or beliefs is most significant. (某活動(dòng)或信仰佔(zhàn)優(yōu)勢(shì)的) 中心區(qū)域

...his six-day bus tour around the industrial heartland of America. …他在美國(guó)工業(yè)中心地區(qū)的巴士6日遊。

2. N-COUNT The most central area of a country or continent can be referred to as its heartland or heartlands. (國(guó)家或大陸的) 心髒地帶[書(shū)麪]

For many, the essence of French living is to be found in the rural heartlands. 對(duì)許多人來(lái)說(shuō)，法國(guó)生活方式的精髓要到心髒地帶的鄕村去尋找。