homeland

英['həʊmlænd] 美['homlænd]
  • n. 祖国;故乡

词态变化


复数: homelands;

中文词源


homeland 家乡,祖国

比喻用法。

英文词源


homeland (n.)
1660s, from home (n.) + land (n.). Old English hamland meant "enclosed pasture."

双语例句


1. The exiles had been cut off from all contact with their homeland.
流亡者被切断了与家乡的所有联系。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Apartheid used tribalism as the basis of its "divide-and-rule" homeland policies.
南非种族隔离制将部落制度作为其对国土“分而治之”的政策基础。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Many are planning to return to their homeland.
很多人正计划回到自己的祖国去。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Many refugees have been forced to flee their homeland.
很多难民被迫逃离了祖国。

来自《权威词典》

5. the Department of Homeland Security
国土安全部

来自《权威词典》