Word · Frequency #20214
nearness
接近；邻近
the state of being close in distance; closeness in space
- 1.
The state of being near; closeness; intimacy.
接近；邻近；亲密
- 2.
Stinginess.
吝啬；小气
接近；邻近；亲密；吝啬；小气；接近；密切；近似
In use
The nearness of the grocery store made it convenient to shop every day.
We chose the hotel because of its nearness to the beach.
The nearness of the cars on the road made driving stressful.
the nearness of sth to sth
表示一物与另一物在空间或关系上接近，常用 of...to... 结构。
The nearness of the hotel to the airport made it very convenient.
酒店离机场很近，所以非常方便。
nearness to sb/sth
此处 nearness 常指情感上的亲近或距离上的接近。
He missed the nearness to his friends after moving abroad.
移居国外后，他非常怀念与朋友们的那种亲近。
the nearness between A and B
between 强调两者之间的空间距离关系。
The nearness between the two villages is less than a mile.
这两个村庄之间的距离不到一英里。
Common mistakes
I visited a nearness park.I visited a nearby park.
nearness 是名词，表示“接近；邻近”，不能用作形容词修饰名词；表示“附近的”应用形容词 nearby。
The nearness of the restaurant with the cinema surprised me.The nearness of the restaurant to the cinema surprised me.
表示“与……的接近”时，nearness 后接介词 to，不接 with；这是受中文“与……接近”影响而产生的搭配错误。
Connections
Collocations
- nearness to
- 与……的接近；靠近
- The nearness to the station makes this flat very convenient.离车站近使这套公寓非常方便。
- the nearness of
- ……的邻近；……的近在咫尺
- She was comforted by the nearness of her family.家人就在身边让她感到安慰。
- physical nearness
- 身体上的接近；物理距离上的接近
- Physical nearness can sometimes create a sense of intimacy.身体上的接近有时会产生亲密感。
- nearness in time
- 时间上的临近
- The nearness in time of the two events is surprising.这两个事件在时间上如此接近令人惊讶。
- nearness between
- ……之间的接近
- The nearness between the two villages makes it easy to walk from one to the other.两个村子离得很近，步行往来很方便。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：near（近）+ ness（名词后缀）→ 靠近的状态。想象两把椅子挨得极近，那种“亲近感”就是 nearness。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述空间距离、日常交谈、书面写作 该词通常用于较正式或书面的场合，口语中更常用 closeness 或 being near 来表达。在描述空间距离时，属于中性表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都以 -ness 结尾，可用来比较拼写后缀；但它们与 nearness /ˈniənis/ 并不完全押韵，因为重读元音不同。真正与 nearness 押韵的常用词很少。特别注意：neatness /ˈniːtnəs/ 是形近词，读音却与 nearness 明显不同，neatness 开头是 /niːt/，nearness 开头是 /niə/。
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, WIKTIONARY.