epicenter

'episentә

n. the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

n. 震中, 中心

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使用频率

epicenter 由两个部分组成：前缀 epi- 意为“在…之上”或“外部”，词根 center 意为“中心”。因此，epicenter 指的是地震中心的上方位置，即震中。

例句

1. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in the ocean.

地震的震中位于海洋中。

2. Scientists study the epicenter to understand how earthquakes occur.

科学家研究震中以了解地震是如何发生的。

3. Many buildings near the epicenter were damaged during the quake.

靠近震中的许多建筑在地震中受到了损坏。