Gangland is the world of organised, violent crime — the bosses, the shootings, the hidden rules. Newspapers use it most often in front of another noun: a gangland killing, a gangland boss, a gangland war.

Gangland is指的是 the world of organised, violent crime有組織、暴力犯罪的世界 — the bosses老大們 the shootings槍擊 the hidden rules還有那些不公開的規矩。Newspapers報紙 use it most often最常 in front of another noun把它放在另一個名詞前面: a gangland killing, a gangland boss, a gangland war像是這幾種說法。

That “killing” sense in the gloss is the typical story, but the word itself is the scene those stories happen in, not the murder alone. It is crime-report and film language, a little dramatic on purpose.

That "killing" sense in the gloss詞義解釋裡那個「killing」的意思 is是 the typical story典型的例子, but the word itself但這個字本身 is指的是 the scene那個場景 those stories happen in那些故事發生的地方, not the murder alone不只是那一樁謀殺而已。It is這是 crime-report and film language犯罪新聞和電影用語, a little dramatic on purpose故意講得有點戲劇化。

Land here is not a country you can point to on a map; it is “the world of”, the same trick as in filmland. So gangland is “gang country” in the social sense: where gangs hold power.

Land here這裡的land is not不是 a country you can point to on a map地圖上可以指出來的國家; it is它的意思是 "the world of"「…的世界」, the same trick as in filmland跟filmland用的是同一招。So gangland is所以gangland就是 "gang country" in the social sense社會意義上的「幫派的國度」: where gangs hold power也就是幫派掌權的地方。

You can say it in both British and American English. It is darker and more serious than playground talk about a “gang” of friends.

You can say it這樣說 in both British and American English英式和美式英文都可以。It is它 darker and more serious比較陰暗、比較嚴重 than playground talk比起操場上的說法 about a "gang" of friends說一群朋友是「gang」。