the area near or surrounding a particular place 邻近地区;周围地区;附近 the number of people living in the immediate vicinity was small. 住在邻近地区的人数不多。 ■[mass noun](archaic)proximity in space or relationship (古)接近,亲近 the abundance and vicinity of country seats. 庄园数量之多、距离之近。
语源
mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'proximity'): from Latin vicinitas, from vicinus 'neighbour'