1、proxim- 是"最近的"(出自拉丁 proximus「最近的」),加 -ity 成名词:距离上的接近。in close proximity to 紧挨着。 2、同族:approach 靠近、approximate 近似、propinquity 邻近/近亲(这几个都出自同一个拉丁"近")。 3、介词只用 to:proximity to the station 离车站近。不说 proximity from。重音在 -sim-。
proximity: [15] Latin proximus meant ‘nearest, next’ (it was the superlative form of an unrecorded *proqe ‘near’, a variant of prope, from which English gets approach and propinquity [14]). From it were formed the verb proximāre ‘come near’, ultimate source of English approximate [15], and the noun proximitās ‘nearness’, from which English gets proximity. => approximate
proximity (n.)
late 15c., from Middle French proximité "nearness" (14c.), from Latin proximitatem (nominative proximitas) "nearness, vicinity," from proximus "nearest, next; most direct; adjoining," figuratively "latest, most recent; next, following; most faithful," superlative of prope "near" (see propinquity).
权威例句
1. What drew him to the area was its proximity to central London.
吸引他到该地区的原因是那里靠近伦敦市中心。
2. Part of the attraction is Darwin's proximity to Asia.
达尔文市的魅力一部分在于它靠近亚洲。
3. Families are no longer in close proximity to each other.
各家不再像以前一样比邻而居。
4. He became aware of the proximity of the Afghans.
他意识到阿富汗人近在咫尺。
5. Marriages in proximity of blood are forbidden by the law.