vicinity

vicinity
(pl. -ies)
  1. 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
  1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'proximity'): from Latin vicinitas, from vicinus 'neighbour'
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