Word · Frequency #8870
homeland
祖国；家乡；故土
the country where you were born or that you regard as home
- 1.
The country that one regards as home.
被视为家的国家
- 2.
the country where you were born
你出生的国家
- 3.
One's country of residence.
居住的国家
- 4.
One's country of birth.
出生的国家
- 5.
The traditional territory of an ethnic group or a tribe or clan thereof.
一个民族或其部落的传统领土
故土；祖居地；被视为家的国家；你出生的国家；居住的国家；出生的国家
In use
After living abroad for ten years, she finally returned to her homeland.
Many people feel a deep emotional connection to their ancestral homeland.
The government promised to protect the homeland from external threats.
possessive + homeland
homeland 常与物主代词连用，表示个人的祖国或故乡。
After many years abroad, she finally returned to her homeland.
在国外多年后，她终于回到了她的家园。
the homeland of + people/group
用于指定某个群体或民族的故土。
The painting depicts the homeland of the indigenous tribe.
这幅画描绘了该土著部落的家园。
defend/protect one's homeland
常出现在爱国或军事语境中。
Connections
Collocations
- homeland security
- 国土安全
- The government increased funding for homeland security.政府增加了对国土安全的资金投入。
- return to one's homeland
- 回到家园
- After years abroad, she finally returned to her homeland.在国外多年后，她终于回到了家园。
- defend one's homeland
- 保卫家园
- Soldiers fought bravely to defend their homeland.士兵们勇敢战斗以保卫他们的家园。
- beloved homeland
- 挚爱的祖国
- He wrote a poem about his beloved homeland.他写了一首关于他挚爱祖国的诗。
- homeland of
- …的故乡
- Greece is the homeland of democracy.希腊是民主的故乡。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Home + land = 家园，记住home就是家，land是土地，合起来就是家乡的土地。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：爱国主义语境、移民讨论、国家安全议题 通常用于正式或政治语境，也可用于情感表达。比较常见于书面语或正式演讲。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 homelands。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with the spelling 'land', but none fully rhyme with 'homeland' (/hoʊmlænd/). The stressed vowel of 'homeland' is /oʊ/, while these words use various vowels such as /aɪə/, /ɪ/, /ɒ/, /ɪ/, /oʊ/ (Poland has the same /oʊ/ but the following vowel /ə/ differs from /æ/). These are useful spelling lookalikes but not perfect rhymes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.