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. (某活動或信仰占優(yōu)勢的) 中心區(qū)域

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

2. N-COUNT The most central area of a country or continent can be referred to as its heartland or heartlands. (國家或大陸的) 心臟地帶[書面]

For many, the essence of French living is to be found in the rural heartlands. 對許多人來說，法國生活方式的精髓要到心臟地帶的鄉(xiāng)村去尋找。