highland
/ˈhaɪlənd/noun
1
- mass noun(亦作 highlands)an area of high or mountainous land高地, 高原, 山地:
the highlands of Madagascar
马达加斯加的高地
as modifier a highland region of Vietnam.越南的一个山区。
2
the Highlands
the mountainous part of Scotland, to the north of Glasgow and Stirling, often associated with Gaelic culture苏格兰高地(在格拉斯哥和斯特林北部, 常与盖尔人文化相联系):as modifier a Highland regiment.一个苏格兰高地步兵团。
2.1
Highland
an administrative region of northern Scotland; administrative centre, Inverness海兰(苏格兰北部行政区; 行政中心因弗内斯)。
派生词
highlander
nounhighlandman
noun (pl. -men)词源
Old English hēahlond 'a high promontory' (see HIGH, LAND).