单词 | in the vicinage of |
释义 | > as lemmasin the vicinage of 3. in the vicinage of, near or contiguous to, in the neighbourhood of. Cf. vicinity n. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > near to [preposition] > in the vicinity of aboutOE in the vicinage of1784 in the vicinity (of)1796 1784 H. Cowley Bold Stroke for Husband (London ed.) v. ii. 69 In the vicinage of Rosalva, bounded on the west by the river. 1789 Trans. Soc. Arts (ed. 2) 1 151 If I had had any in the vicinage of my plantation. 1812 J. J. Henry Accurate Acct. Campaign against Quebec 99 The Canadians in the vicinage of Quebec lived as comfortably. 1830 G. Croly George IV 412 The length of canal navigation in the vicinage of London. 1852 H. Rogers Eclipse of Faith 151 They had become a centre and a source..of moral pestilence, in the vicinage of which it was unsafe for men to dwell. < as lemmas |
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