hearth
/hɑːθ/noun
1- the floor of a fireplace壁炉炉膛：
a cheerful fire burning in the hearth.
炉膛里欢快地燃烧着的火焰。
1.1
- the area in front of a fireplace（壁炉的）炉前砖地：
they were sitting around the hearth.
他们围着壁炉坐着。
1.2
- used as a symbol of one's home壁炉边（用作“家庭生活”或“家”的象征）：
he left hearth and home to train in Denmark.
他离开家园去丹麦受训。
1.3
- the base or lower part of a furnace, where molten metal collects（熔炉的）炉膛。
词源
Old English heorth, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch haard and German Herd.