collocation
/ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1
- Linguistics the habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance【语言学】（词的习惯）搭配, 组合：
the words have a similar range of collocation.
这些词的搭配范围相似。
1.1
- count noun a pair or group of words that are juxtaposed in such a way（搭配而成的）词组：
'strong tea' and 'heavy drinker' are typical English collocations. strong tea
和heavy drinker 是有代表性的英语搭配词组。
2
- the action of placing things side by side or in position配置, 并列; 就位：
the collocation of the two pieces.
两件物品的并列放置。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin collocatio（n-）, from collocare 'place together' （see COLLOCATE）.