borderland
n. 边疆,边境; (介乎两种品质或思想、学科等之间的)边缘领域; 边地
The borderland between two things is an area which contains features from both of these things so that it is not possible to say that it belongs to one or the other.
...on the borderland between sleep and waking.
处于半睡半醒之间
The area of land close to the border between two countries or major areas can be called the borderlands .
...Lebanon's southern borderlands.
黎巴嫩的南部边境地区
1. district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area;
Now, the end of your time at this borderland school draws near.
现在, 你在这个边陲之地的学习之期已近尾声.
Having offended the emperor, he was exiled to the borderland.
他因得罪了皇上, 而被流配边疆.
Li Anzhai, a famous sociologist , was the supreme exponent of borderland research in modern China.
著名社会学家李安宅是我国近代边疆研究的重要代表人物.
The borderland village is picturesque.
这座边寨风景如画.
the murky borderland between history and myth
历史与神话之间的边缘领域