• n. 接近；鄰近；近親關(guān)系

來自拉丁語propinquus,臨近的，接近的，來自prope,臨近的，來自pro的擴大形式，詞源同proximity,approximate.-inquus,表方位后綴，來自hinc,這里，詞源同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.

他們是血統(tǒng)很近的表親.

來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

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

格雷絲確實完全沒有覺察菲茨比爾斯近在身旁.

來自辭典例句

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

為了咱們的親近, 來, 我們再干一杯!

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

4. The neighbours lived in close propinquity toeach other.

這些鄰居住得很近.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

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

他們兩都是他的表弟, 但是在血緣上不同程度相近.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)