neighbour

隣人、近所の人

自分の家の隣や近くに住んでいる人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who lives next to you or near your home.

• Our neighbour has a dog.
• I invited my neighbours to dinner.
• Have you met the new neighbour?

よく使う表現： next door neighbour, friendly neighbour, new neighbour, neighbour next door

隣接する

ある場所の隣にある、または境界を共有する。

やさしい英語で： To be next to a place or share a border with it.

• France neighbours Germany.
• Their farm neighbours our land.
• The two districts neighbour each other.

使い方： neighbour something (Our estate neighbours a large park.)

類義語： border, adjoin

よく使う表現： neighbour a country, neighbour an estate, neighbour a village

近づく、ほとんど同じである

何かにとても似ている、またはほとんどそれに当たる。

やさしい英語で： To be very similar to something or come close to being it.

• His boldness neighbours on folly.
• Their accusations neighboured on treason.
• Her fierce devotion was neighbouring on obsession.

使い方： neighbour on something (Such reckless conduct neighbours on madness.)

類義語： border on, verge on, approach

よく使う表現： neighbour on madness, neighbour on treason, neighbour on folly