"epicentre" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 震央

Definition

地震發生點正上方的地表位置。也可以指某一重要事件或活動的中心。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於科學領域描述地震，也常作比喻用於重大事件的重心。新聞、政治語境常見。英文美式拼法為 'epicenter'。

Examples

The epicentre of the earthquake was near the city.

地震的**震央**靠近這座城市。

Scientists measured the distance from the epicentre to the village.

科學家測量了從**震央**到村莊的距離。

The epicentre was marked on the map in red.

**震央**在地圖上用紅色標出。

This city became the epicentre of cultural change in the country.

這座城市成為國家文化變革的**重心**。

After the flood, the school was at the epicentre of the relief effort.

洪水過後，這所學校成了救援行動的**重心**。

The town found itself at the epicentre of national attention.

這座小鎮成了全國關注的**焦點**。