also heart-land, 1904, first recorded in geo-political writings of English geographer H.J. MacKinder (1861-1947), from heart (n.) in figurative sense "center, core" + land (n.).
权威例句
1. We then headed west towards the heartland of Poland.
我们随后朝西前往波兰中部。
2. The USA's Middle West is the heartland of the country.
中西部是美国的中心区域.
3. Despite some countries'oil wealth, the Koran's heartland is relatively poor.
尽管一些国家石油财富巨大, 但《古兰经》的中心地带仍相对贫穷.
4. Donetsk , Mr Yanukovich's hometown, was the industrial heartland of the Union.
而雅鲁克维奇先生的家乡顿涅茨克( Donetsk )就曾是前苏联的一个工业中心地带.
5. Even attack on Pearl Harbour was remote from the country's heartland.