pro·pin·qui·ty
noun/prəˈpɪŋkwəti/
/prəˈpɪŋkwəti/
[uncountable] (formal)- the state of being near in space or time
（空间或时间上的）临近，接近 Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French propinquité, from Latin propinquitas, from propinquus ‘near’, from prope ‘near to’.