English Dictionary

hinterland

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈhɪntə(ɹ)ˌlænd/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 比喩的用法

The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast. / The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port. / A remote or undeveloped area, a backwater.

日本語の意味

沿岸に隣接し、内陸に広がる土地 / 特に港を中心とした都市周辺の農村地域 / 辺鄙で開発されていない地域、または取り残された地域

The coastal city thrived because its hinterland provided food, timber, and labor.

その沿岸都市は、海岸に隣接し内陸に位置する地域が食料、木材、労働力を供給していたため繁栄した。

意味（1）

The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.

In West Wales it has never been possible until recently to exploit the magnificent natural harbour of Milford Haven, for there was no industrial hinterland.

意味（2）

The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port.

意味（3）

A remote or undeveloped area, a backwater.

In the film, Hanks is a veteran traversing the Texas hinterlands during the Reconstruction period when he stumbles upon a lost young white girl (Helena Zengel) who only speaks Kiowa, and is forced to undergo a dangerous journey to bring the orphan to her family.

意味（4）

(figuratively) That which is unknown or unexplored about someone.

意味（5）

(figuratively) Anything vague or ill-defined, especially something that is ill understood.

This approach utilizes concepts such as naming, describing, contrasting and equating to access the hinterland between structure and meaning, and to map out the subtle ways in which texts can naturalise the ideology of the perfect female form.

hinterlands （ plural ）