propinquity

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UK [prəʊˈpɪŋkwəti]
  • n.（空间或时间上的）临近
  • Web接近；类似；邻近

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propinquity
n.
1.
（空间或时间上的）临近，接近the state of being near in space or time

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1.
Only recently, at the behest of distant authorities in Washington, DC, has this sense of propinquity seemed to weaken.
只是最近，在遥远的华盛顿当局的命令下，这种接近感才似乎削弱了一点儿。
zhǐ shì zuì jìn , zài yáo yuǎn de huá shèng dùn dāng jú de mìng lìng xià , zhè zhǒng jiē jìn gǎn cái sì hū xuē ruò le yì diǎn er 。
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2.
Time and propinquity, it was thought, would produce a richly diverse yet integrated society.
它认为，经过一定的时间和接触，会产生一个非常多样化而又有机结合的社会。
tā rèn wéi , jīng guò yí dìng de shí jiān hé jiē chù , huì chǎn shēng yī gè fēi cháng duō yàng huà ér yòu yǒu jī jié hé de shè huì 。
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3.
And though she had sworn herself tocelibacy, the enforced propinquity ripened into intimacy and drifted into love.
虽然她曾发誓不嫁，但是由于工作上不得不和他接近，他们逐渐亲密了起来，苔丝终于坠入情网。
suī rán tā céng fā shì bù jià , dàn shì yóu yú gōng zuò shàng bù dé bù hé tā jiē jìn , tā men zhú jiàn qīn mì le qǐ lái , tái sī zhōng yú zhuì rù qíng wǎng 。
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4.
From evening news headlines to crime shows on TV, popular culture underlines the propinquity between crime and race.
从晚间新闻的头条到电视上的犯罪剧，各种流行文化都在强调犯罪与种族之间的紧密关系。
cóng wǎn jiān xīn wén de tóu tiáo dào diàn shì shàng de fàn zuì jù , gè zhǒng liú xíng wén huà dōu zài qiáng diào fàn zuì yǔ zhǒng zú zhī jiān de jǐn mì guān xì 。
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5.
Those with propinquity shall not hold posts concurrently in the Foundation's Board of Directors.
具有近亲属关系的不得同时在本基金会理事会任职。
jù yǒu jìn qīn shǔ guān xì de bù dé tóng shí zài běn jī jīn huì lǐ shì huì rèn zhí 。
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6.
They are cousins of propinquity.
他们是血统很近的表亲。
tā men shì xuè tǒng hěn jìn de biǎo qīn 。
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7.
The neighbours lived in close propinquity to each other.
这些邻居住得很近。
zhè xiē lín jū zhù de hěn jìn 。
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8.
Their relationship could not be explained asbeingbased on mere propinquity: theyweremore than relatives;
他们的关系不能被解释为依据仅仅是接近：他们的亲属以上；
tā men de guān xì bù néng bèi jiě shì wéi yī jù jǐn jǐn shì jiē jìn : tā men de qīn shǔ yǐ shàng ;
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9.
Houses in close propinquity to the beach
在海边附近的房子
zài hǎi biān fù jìn de fáng zi
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10.
Events in close propinquity to each other
在时间上彼此距离很近的事件
zài shí jiān shàng bǐ cǐ jù lí hěn jìn de shì jiàn
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