Word · Frequency #13183
contiguous
邻近的；毗连的；相接的
very close or connected in space or time
- 1.
Connected; touching; abutting.
相连的；接触的；毗邻的。
- 2.
very close or connected in space or time
邻近的；在空间或时间上非常接近或相连的
- 3.
Adjacent; neighboring.
邻近的；相邻的。
- 4.
connecting without a break; within a common boundary
连续不断的；在共同边界内连接的
- 5.
Connecting without a break.
连续不断的；不间断的。
- 6.
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
有共同边界或边缘的；毗邻的；接触的
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。
In use
The two gardens are contiguous, so we can easily walk from one to the other.
Their houses are contiguous, sharing a common wall.
The company owns three contiguous plots of land.
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。
The garden is contiguous to the main building.
花园与主楼相邻。
contiguous + noun
作前置定语，修饰与某物相连的另一个物。
Connections
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。
- contiguous territory
- 连成一片的领土
- The country's contiguous territory is separated from its island provinces by a strait.
Learner notes
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。
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。
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.