vicinity
/vɪˈsɪnətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- the area near or surrounding a particular place邻近地区; 周围地区; 附近：
the number of people living in the immediate vicinity was small.
住在邻近地区的人数不多。
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- mass noun archaic proximity in space or relationship〈古〉接近, 亲近：
the abundance and vicinity of country seats.
庄园数量多且距离近。
词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'proximity'）： from Latin vicinitas, from vicinus 'neighbour'.