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. (某活動或信仰佔優勢的) 中心區域

...his six-day bus tour around the industrial heartland of America. …他在美國工業中心地區的巴士6日遊。

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

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髒地帶的鄕村去尋找。