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propinquity

n.接近

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propinquity


/prə'pɪŋkwətɪ; prə`pɪŋkwətɪ/
n [U] (fml 文)
(a) nearness in space or time (空间或时间上的)接近, 邻近
*The neighbours lived in close propinquity toeach other. 这些邻居住得很近.
(b) close blood relationship; consanguinity 近亲关系; 血亲.

propinquity


n [U + of/to]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin;Origin: propinquitas, from propinquus 'near']
formal the fact of being near someone or something, or of being related to someone
= proximity