A chief seat of some form of activity; a place or thing distinguished above others for some quality, characteristic, etc. Chiefly with of.
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| 释义 | the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > [noun] > position of being in the midst > point which forms centre for its surroundings > centre of activity, operations, etc. (9) metropolis1599 A chief seat of some form of activity; a place or thing distinguished above others for some quality, characteristic, etc. Chiefly with of. metropolitana1620 figurative. = metropolis, n. 3b. Obsolete. focus1796 figurative. With of, for. A source or centre of an activity, knowledge, a quality, etc. foyer1799 = focus, n. 7b. nerve-knot1832 a ganglion; also figurative. hub1858 transferred and figurative. That which occupies a position analogous to the hub of a wheel; a central point of revolution, activity, life… nerve centre1870 (a) Anatomy and Zoology, a ganglion (group of nerve cell bodies); (also) a region of the nervous system controlling a specific function; (b) (figur… storm centre1894 the central area of a cyclonic storm, characterized by comparative calmness; figurative the central point around which a storm of controversy… nexus1971 A central point or point of convergence; a focus; a meeting-place. |
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