08/05/06

adjacent

同义：neighboring , adjoining , bordering , near , next to , close

辨析：adjacent , adjoining , contiguous

adjacent 意为“毗邻的，邻近的”，但它表示两个事物之间并一定直接触。The schools were adjacent but there were separate doors.

adjoining和contiguous意为“邻接的，毗邻的”，比较正式，一般表示两个事物之间的相互接触。He is waiting in the adjoining room. / Wales is contiguous with England.

练习：

The house ____to the church is the vicarage.

A. near B. adjacent C. close D. intimate

派生：

adjacency n. 邻近，毗连；【常作adjacencies】邻近的地方，四周；邻接节目

练习答案：

选B

译文：毗邻教堂的房子是牧师住宅。adjacent指在地理位置上相邻；near指空间或时间上接近；close指时间、空间、人与人关系相近；intimate指朋友间亲近、亲密，如：intimate friends密友，知己。