neighborhood

地域、地区

町や都市の中で、人々が暮らす地区。

やさしい英語で： A part of a town or city where people live.

• This is a quiet neighborhood.
• They moved to a neighborhood near the river.
• Several neighborhoods have new schools.

類義語： district, area

よく使う表現： quiet neighborhood, residential neighborhood, neighborhood park, neighborhood boundaries

近所、周辺

家などの近くにある地域と、そこに住む人々。

やさしい英語で： The area and people close to someone’s home or another place.

• Everyone in our neighborhood knows her.
• There are several restaurants in his neighborhood.
• We searched the neighborhood around the station.

類義語： vicinity, surroundings

よく使う表現： in the neighborhood, someone’s neighborhood, nearby neighborhood

前後、程度

ある数に近い量。その数の前後ということ。

やさしい英語で： An amount close to a particular number.

• Repairs will cost in the neighborhood of a thousand dollars.
• His salary is in the neighborhood of fifty thousand dollars.
• The total should be in the neighborhood of two hundred.

使い方： in the neighborhood of + amount (The house costs in the neighborhood of three hundred thousand dollars.)

類義語： region

よく使う表現： in the neighborhood, neighborhood of something