hinterland
- IPA[ˈhintərˌland]
美式
- the often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river's banks；an area surrounding a town or port and served by it
noun: hinterland, plural noun: hinterlands
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river's banks early settlers were driven from the coastal areas into the hinterland
- ▪ an area surrounding a town or port and served by it the city had grown prosperous by exploiting its local western hinterland
- 2. an area lying beyond what is visible or known in the hinterland of his mind these things rose, dark and ominous
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- IPA[ˈhɪntəland]
英式
- the remote areas of a country away from the coast or the banks of major rivers: the hinterland of southern Italy
Oxford Dictionary
