vicinity

付近、周辺

ある場所のすぐ近くの地域。

やさしい英語で： The area close to a particular place.

• There are shops in the vicinity.
• Police searched the vicinity of the station.
• Several hotels stand in the immediate vicinity of the airport.

使い方： in the vicinity of something (There is a park in the vicinity of the school.)

類義語： surrounding area, neighborhood

よく使う表現： in the vicinity, vicinity of something, immediate vicinity

前後、程度

ある数値に近い量や大きさ。

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

• The repairs cost in the vicinity of two hundred dollars.
• Her weight is in the vicinity of sixty kilograms.
• We expect a total in the vicinity of three thousand visitors.

使い方： in the vicinity of an amount (The house costs in the vicinity of a million euros.)

類義語： region, neighborhood

よく使う表現： in the vicinity, vicinity of something, somewhere in vicinity

近接

人や物の近くにあること。

やさしい英語で： The state of being close to someone or something.

• The machine must stay in close vicinity to its power source.
• Living in such close vicinity to the railway disturbed her sleep.
• The sensor detects objects in its immediate vicinity.

使い方： in close vicinity to something (They live in close vicinity to the hospital.)

類義語： proximity, nearness

反対語： distance

よく使う表現： in close vicinity, vicinity to something, in immediate vicinity