epicentre
noun /ˈepɪsentə(r)/
/ˈepɪsentər/
(US English epicenter)
- the point on the earth’s surface where the effects of an earthquake are felt most strongly
Topics The environmentc2(地震的)震中 - (formal) the central point of something
中心;焦点;集中点
词源late 19th cent.: from Greek epikentros ‘situated on a centre’, from epi ‘upon’ + kentron ‘centre’.