n. the heart or interior of a country 内地。
△H.V.1.2.140: “They of those marches,gracioussovereign,/ Shall be a wall sufficient to defend / Ourinland from the pilfering borderers.”仁慈的皇上，我们北方边境上的兵民就是一铜墙铁壁，足以保卫我们的内地不受外寇的侵扰。
inland
a. of the interior part of a country （一个国家）内地的。
△2H.IV.4.3.119 (109): “the vital commonersand inland petty spirits”，i.e.people from the capitalof the little kingdom to the interior part of the coun-try;vital powers from the neighbourhood of the heartto the various parts of the body. 身处首都附近的平民和住在内地的小百姓（比喻心脏附近和身体其他各部分的生命力）。
△As.3.2.367 (344): “who was in his youth an in-land man，”i.e.living near the city,and so cultured.他在年轻时是在内地城市里生长的。
inland
ad. in or towards the interior of a country,inthe districts lying near the capital or metropolis as op-posed to the remote or outlying uncivilized parts在（一个国家的）内地，在（与边远荒野地带相对的）京畿地区，城市地区。
△As.2.7.96:“yet am I inland bred，”但我却是在内地生长的。
inland
[ˈinlənd]adj. 内地的，国内的n. 内陆[inˈlænd]adv.在内地，到内地
‖ inland alternate内陆备用机场
inland bill国内汇票
inland country内陆国家
inland course内地球场
inland customs dues国内关税
inland exchange国内汇兑
inland invoice国内发票
inland lake内陆湖
inland marine内陆水运
inland marine insurance内陆水运保险
inland navigation内河航行
inland navigation right内河航行权
inland provinces内陆省份
inland revenue国内税收，税务局
Inland Revenue Ordinance 《税务条例》 inland sea内海
inland trade国内贸易
inland transport内陆运输
inland waters内陆水系
inland waterways内陆水道
inland waterway bill of lading内河提单
inlander n.内地人