epicentre

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