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home-front

UKˈhəʊm frʌntUSˈhoʊm frʌnt

Meaning

1n.

后方(指战时平民生活和支持战争的国内阵线)

2n.

家庭战线(比喻家庭内部的冲突或挑战领域)

Usage

Propaganda posters encouraged those on the home-front to conserve resources for the war effort.

宣传海报鼓励后方民众为战争节约资源。

Managing children's remote schooling became the new home-front for many parents during the pandemic.

疫情期间,管理孩子的远程学习成了许多家长的新“家庭战线”。

The government implemented policies to boost morale both on the battlefield and the home-front.

政府实施了旨在提升战场和后方士气的政策。

Etymology

该词为复合词,直接由“home(家)”和“front(战线)”拼接而成。其概念诞生于两次世界大战期间,原指与“战斗前线”(battlefront)相对的“ civilian life and military support efforts at home(国内平民生活与军事支援阵线)”。词义逻辑清晰:“家” 代表非战场的国土领域,“战线” 隐喻需集体应对挑战的领域。后引申至家庭语境,指代“家庭内部需要应对的冲突或事务领域”,完美保留了“非外部战场但需努力维护”的核心意象。

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