英語

borderland

gb/bˈɔɹdɚlənd/ us/bˈɔɹdɚlənd/
C1 英語
語義
0件の語義
名詞 C1 entity
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Area near a border

an area near the line that separates two countries or regions

用法パターン: [a/the] borderland; borderlands; the borderland between [place] and [place]
よくある間違い:
Do not use borderland for the exact dividing line itself; use border or boundary for that.
類義語
border region (more direct and common in everyday factual description) | frontier (suggests a remote edge area, often with historical or pioneer associations) | boundary area (more general and less tied to national or political borders)
対義語
interior (the central area away from borders or coasts) | heartland (the central or most typical part of a country or region)
コロケーション
remote borderlands |rugged borderlands |northern borderlands |rural borderland |borderland region |disputed borderland |mountain borderlands |frontier borderlands
テーマ
geography |politics |travel |places
例文
  • The river runs through a sparsely populated borderland between the two countries.
  • Many families in the borderlands have relatives on both sides of the frontier.
  • The novel is set in the rugged borderland where three provinces meet.
学習者向け例文
  • They live in a borderland near Mexico.
  • The borderland is far from the capital city.
名詞 C1 abstract
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Unclear area between categories

a situation or subject that is between two different things and is not clearly one or the other

用法パターン: the borderland between [something] and [something]; a borderland of [something]
よくある間違い:
This figurative use is often followed by between; do not confuse it with borderline, which is usually an adjective meaning almost unacceptable or almost a particular condition.
類義語
gray area (more common and informal; emphasizes uncertainty or lack of clear rules) | overlap (emphasizes shared features between two things) | liminal space (more literary or academic; emphasizes being in transition)
対義語
clear boundary (a definite separation between categories) | distinction (a recognized difference between two things)
コロケーション
the borderland between |a strange borderland |a gray borderland |a moral borderland |the borderland of memory |the borderland of sleep |the borderland of science and art
テーマ
ideas |language |arts |psychology
例文
  • The film lives in the borderland between documentary and fiction.
  • Some of his work explores the borderland of memory, dream, and imagination.
  • The case falls into a legal borderland where the rules are not yet clear.
学習者向け例文
  • This story is in the borderland between fact and fiction.
  • The question belongs to the borderland of science and art.
文法
辞書形
borderland
IPA
GB/bˈɔɹdɚlənd/
US/bˈɔɹdɚlənd/
音節・強勢
bor - der - land (3音節)
Stress on 1st syllable (bor)
活用形
Noun
  • Base: borderland
  • Plural: borderlands
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