propinquity

• n. 接近；邻近；近亲关系

来自拉丁语propinquus,临近的，接近的，来自prope,临近的，来自pro的扩大形式，词源同proximity,approximate.-inquus,表方位后缀，来自hinc,这里，词源同here.

propinquity

propinquity: see proximity

propinquity (n.)

late 14c., "nearness in relation, kinship," later also "physical nearness" (early 15c.), from Old French propinquite (13c.) and directly from Latin propinquitatem (nominative propinquitas) "nearness, vicinity; relationship, affinity," from propinquus "near, neighboring," from prope "near" (enlarged from PIE *pro "before;" see pro-) + suffix -inquus.

Nothing propinks like propinquity [Ian Fleming, chapter heading, "Diamonds are Forever," 1956; phrase popularized 1960s by U.S. diplomat George Ball]

1. They are cousins of propinquity.

他们是血统很近的表亲.

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2. Grace was indeed quite unconscious of Fitspier's propinquity.

格雷丝确实完全没有觉察菲茨比尔斯近在身旁.

来自辞典例句

3. For propinquity, come, we do a cup again!

为了咱们的亲近, 来, 我们再干一杯!

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4. The neighbours lived in close propinquity toeach other.

这些邻居住得很近.

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5. They are both cousins of his, but not of the same degree of propinquity.

他们两都是他的表弟, 但是在血缘上不同程度相近.

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