locality

地域、地区

人が暮らしていたり、何かが起きたりする特定の地域。

やさしい英語で： A particular area where people live or where something happens.

• There are three schools in this locality.
• Police searched several nearby localities.
• Residents want better bus services for their locality.

類義語： area, district, neighborhood

よく使う表現： in the locality, each locality

周辺環境

ある場所の周りの環境や、その場所ならではの特徴。

やさしい英語で： The surroundings and particular features of a place.

• The hotel stands in a peaceful locality.
• We liked the green and open locality around the house.
• The locality has changed since the new buildings appeared.

類義語： surroundings, setting

よく使う表現： rural locality, pleasant locality

局所性

何かが空間の中の特定の場所に存在すること。

やさしい英語で： The fact that something exists at a particular place in space.

• The essay examines the locality of physical objects.
• Locality connects an object with a particular place.
• Their theory questions whether locality is necessary for physical existence.

よく使う表現： spatial locality, physical locality

所在地、位置

物が置かれている、または存在する特定の場所。

やさしい英語で： The particular place where an object is situated.

• The locality of the specimen was recorded.
• We could not establish the object’s exact locality.
• The notebook lists the locality of each discovery.

使い方： locality of something (The map shows the locality of the fossil.)

類義語： location, position

よく使う表現： exact locality, fossil locality

地域的限定

何かが一つの特定の場所や地区だけに限られていること。

やさしい英語で： The restriction of something to one particular place or district.

• The locality of the rule restricts its application.
• They questioned the strict locality of the court’s authority.
• The study emphasizes the locality of this ancient practice.

使い方： locality of something (The locality of the custom limits its influence.)

類義語： local restriction

よく使う表現： locality of something, strict locality