Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #11313
closeness
亲密；亲近
a feeling of being intimate and belonging together
- 1.
The state of being close (all senses).
接近(所有含义)的状态。
- 2.
The state of being friends.
朋友关系；亲密。
- 3.
The state of being mean or stingy.
吝啬；小气。
- 4.
The state of being secretive.
隐秘；保密。
- 5.
The shortest path between two vertices in a graph.
图中两个顶点之间的最短路径。
不坦诚；隐瞒；接近(所有含义)的状态。；朋友关系；亲密。；吝啬；小气。；隐秘；保密。
In use
The closeness between the sisters made their parents proud.
I value the closeness we have as a team.
His honesty deepened the closeness they felt.
closeness to sb/sth
表示与某人或某物的亲密关系。
Her closeness to her mother is very special.
她与母亲的亲密关系非常特别。
closeness between X and Y
用于指两者之间的亲密或紧密联系。
The closeness between the two nations strengthened after the treaty.
条约签订后，两国之间的紧密关系得到了加强。
closeness about sth
表示对某事不公开、隐秘的态度。
Connections
Collocations
- emotional closeness
- 情感上的亲密
- Emotional closeness is built on trust and honest communication.情感上的亲密建立在信任和坦诚沟通的基础上。
- sense of closeness
- 亲近感
- A good team-building activity can create a sense of closeness among colleagues.好的团建活动能在同事之间营造亲近感。
- physical closeness
- 身体上的亲近
- The baby needs physical closeness to feel safe.婴儿需要身体上的亲近才能感到安全。
- closeness between friends
- 朋友之间的亲密
- Shared experiences often create closeness between friends.共同的经历往往会让朋友之间产生亲密感。
- closeness to one's family
- 与家人的亲近
- Moving abroad helped her realize how much her closeness to her family meant to her.搬到国外后，她才意识到与家人的亲近对她有多重要。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：close（近/关闭）+ -ness（名词）→ 靠近=亲密，关闭=不公开，closeness两义都记住。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：personal relationships、family ties、emotional conversations 表示“亲密、亲近感”时，closeness 通常为中性词，日常口语和书面语中都较常见，多用于谈论朋友、家人或伴侣之间的情感联系。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelled ending -ness and the unstressed final syllable /nəs/ (or /nɪs/); they are suffix matches, not full rhymes, because closeness's stressed vowel /əu/ is not the stressed vowel of these words. Useful lookalikes that sound different: close the verb /kləuz/ (with /z/), clothes /kləuðz/, and closet /ˈklɔzɪt/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.