the state of being near somebody/something in distance or time (時間或空間)接近,鄰近,靠近 - proximity (of somebody/something) (to somebody/something)
The proximity of the college to London makes it very popular. 這所學院因靠近倫敦而備受歡迎。 - in the proximity of something
a house in the proximity of (= near) the motorway 靠近高速公路的一座房子 - in… proximity (to somebody/something)
The area has a number of schools in close proximity to each other. 這個地區有許多學校比鄰而立。 the death of two members of her family in close proximity 她的兩個親人在短時間内的相繼去世 The site is in close proximity to an airport. 該地點緊鄰機場。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- close
- geographic
- geographical
- …
- in proximity to
- proximity to
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French proximité, from Latin proximitas, from proximus ‘nearest’.- proximity (of somebody/something) (to somebody/something)