the state of being near somebody/something in distance or time (时间或空间)接近,邻近,靠近 - proximity (of somebody/something) (to somebody/something)
The proximity of the college to London makes it very popular. 这所学院因靠近伦敦而备受欢迎。 - 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. 这个地区有许多学校比邻而立。 the death of two members of her family in close proximity 她的两个亲人在短时间内的相继去世 The site is in close proximity to an airport. 该地点紧邻机场。
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)