Word
neighborly
友善的；睦邻的；友好的
neighborly
- 1.
s. exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor
附近的；邻近的
附近的；邻近的；邻人的；睦邻的
In use
Our new neighbors were very neighborly and invited us over for dinner.
She gave me a neighborly wave from across the street every morning.
It was neighborly of him to help carry the groceries to my door.
be neighborly to/toward sb
表示“对某人友善”时，常用介词 to 或 toward。
Our new neighbors have been very neighborly to us.
我们的新邻居对我们非常友善。
be neighborly with sb
用 with 强调与某人友好相处、彼此和睦。
She is neighborly with everyone on her street.
她和街上的每个人都很友好。
neighborly + noun
neighborly 可作定语，修饰表示行为、态度等的名词。
He gave us a neighborly wave.
他友好地向我们挥手。
Common mistakes
The neighborly countries are separated by a river.The neighboring countries are separated by a river.
neighborly 意为“友善的、睦邻的”，不表示“邻近的”；表示地理位置上的“邻近的”应该用 neighboring。
They welcomed us neighborly.They welcomed us in a neighborly way.
neighborly 是形容词，不能直接作状语修饰动词；表达“以友好的方式”要用介词短语 in a neighborly way。
Connections
Collocations
- neighborly gesture
- 睦邻友好的举动
- She offered a neighborly gesture by shoveling the snow from his driveway.她主动铲掉他车道上的积雪，这是一个睦邻友好的举动。
- neighborly relations
- 睦邻关系
- The two countries have maintained neighborly relations for decades.两国几十年来一直保持睦邻关系。
- neighborly spirit
- 睦邻精神
- The community garden project brought out a wonderful neighborly spirit.社区花园项目唤起了一种美好的睦邻精神。
- neighborly advice
- 友好的建议
- He gave me some neighborly advice about finding a reliable plumber.他给了我一些关于找可靠水管工的友好建议。
- neighborly welcome
- 友好热情的欢迎
- We received a neighborly welcome when we moved into the street.我们搬进这条街时，受到了友好热情的欢迎。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拼写含neighbor（邻居），邻里间友好热情即neighborly（友善的、睦邻的）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈、社区或邻里关系描写 neighborly 是常见的中性词，通常用于日常交流或描写邻里关系，语气亲切自然；在严肃的正式文件或学术文章中较少出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
neighbor, eight, and weight use the same 'eigh' spelling as neighborly's stressed /eɪ/ sound, but none fully rhymes with neighborly because the endings differ. height is a useful lookalike: its 'eigh' is pronounced /aɪ/, not /eɪ/. orderly and friendly share only the final spelling pattern (-rly or -ly); their stressed vowels and following sounds do not match neighborly, so they are not rhymes.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.