Word · Frequency #13183
contiguous
邻近的;毗连的;相接的
核心释义
very close or connected in space or time
- 1.
相连的;接触的;毗邻的。
Connected; touching; abutting.
- 2.
邻近的;在空间或时间上非常接近或相连的
very close or connected in space or time
- 3.
邻近的;相邻的。
Adjacent; neighboring.
- 4.
连续不断的;在共同边界内连接的
connecting without a break; within a common boundary
- 5.
连续不断的;不间断的。
Connecting without a break.
- 6.
有共同边界或边缘的;毗邻的;接触的
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
相连的;接触的;毗邻的。;邻近的;在空间或时间上非常接近或相连的;邻近的;相邻的。;连续不断的;在共同边界内连接的;连续不断的;不间断的。
用法In use
The two gardens are contiguous, so we can easily walk from one to the other.
用法提示:这里 contiguous 是形容词,表示两个花园在地理上相接。
Their houses are contiguous, sharing a common wall.
用法提示:contiguous 用作表语,说明房子彼此毗连。
The company owns three contiguous plots of land.
用法提示:contiguous 作定语修饰 plots,表示这些土地彼此相邻。
contiguous events
the contiguous 48 states
Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho
be contiguous to/with sth
表示两物在空间上相邻或接触。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- contiguous United States
- 美国本土(指除阿拉斯加和夏威夷外的48个州)
- The contiguous United States includes 48 states but not Alaska or Hawaii.美国本土包括48个州,但不包括阿拉斯加和夏威夷。
- contiguous area
- 相连区域
- The two farms are in a contiguous area with no land between them.这两个农场位于一片相连的区域,中间没有土地间隔。
- contiguous memory
- 连续内存(地址上相邻的内存空间)
- This algorithm needs a contiguous memory block for fast access.该算法需要一块连续内存来实现快速访问。
- contiguous regions
- 相邻地区
- The park is made up of several contiguous regions that connect to form one large reserve.这个公园由几个相邻地区组成,它们连成一片大型保护区。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
相邻房间共用一堵墙,墙的两面紧贴同一平面,记忆为“共同(con)贴着(tig)”,即 contiguous=相邻、接触。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:地理/地图、法律/土地边界、数学/拓扑学 contiguous 是偏正式的词,通常用于地理、法律或技术性描述,表示相邻或相连;日常口语中更常用 next to 或 adjacent。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All the words below share the spelling ending -uous. Genuine rhyme: ambiguous /æmˈbɪɡjuəs/ matches the stressed /ɪɡjuəs/ ending of contiguous /kənˈtɪɡjuəs/. Useful lookalikes that sound different: continuous, conspicuous, innocuous, and arduous have different stress or consonant/vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme with contiguous.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.