| 单词 | vicinity |
| 释义 | vicinity (once / 439 pages) n If something is in your vicinity, it's in the surrounding area or nearby region — it's in the neighborhood, so to speak. If there's a garbage dump in your vicinity, you'll certainly smell it. The noun vicinity evolved from the Latin vicinitas, which means “of or pertaining to neighbors or a neighborhood.” Not until 1796 did the word expand in meaning to also describe a “surrounding district.” Said American author Washington Irving, “A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.” Slang for vicinity include neck of the woods and turf. WORD FAMILYvicinity: vicinities+/vicinal: vicinity USAGE EXAMPLESIf the search is at some distance from the enclosures, the dolphins would be initially transported by boat to the general vicinity. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) The Russian Foreign Ministry said that a mortar round landed in the embassy courtyard but did not explode and that another fell in the vicinity. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) Marissen identifies himself as an agnostic, but adds that in the vicinity of Bach’s music he will never be a “comfortable agnostic.” The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) n a surrounding or nearby region the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, neighbourhood Latin Quarter the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life Montmartrethe highest point in Paris; famous for its associations with many artists Right Bankthe region of Paris on the north bank of the Seine Charlestowna former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston; settled in 1629 gold coast a rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living; usually along a coastal area 'hood(slang) a neighborhood placea general vicinity proximitythe region close around a person or thing scenerythe appearance of a place front, presencethe immediate proximity of someone or something landscapean expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view seascapea view of the sea section a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people |
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