locality

英 [ləʊˈkæləti]

美 [loʊˈkæləti]

n.  (围绕所处或提及的)地区; (某人或某物存在的)地方，地点

复数：localities　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.5399 / COCA.11068

牛津词典

noun

• （围绕所处或提及的）地区
  the area that surrounds the place you are in or are talking about
  1. people living in the locality of the power station
     居住在发电站周围地区的人
  2. There is no airport in the locality .
     这个地区没有飞机场。
• （某人或某物存在的）地方，地点
  the place where sb/sth exists
  1. We talk of the brain as the locality of thought.
     我们把进行思维的地方叫做大脑。
  2. The birds are found in over 70 different localities.
     现已发现这种鸟栖息在70多个不同的地区。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （某一国家或城市的小块）地区
  Alocalityis a small area of a country or city.
  1. Following the discovery of the explosives the president cancelled his visit to the locality...
     发现炸药后，总统取消了对该地的访问。
  2. Details of the drinking water quality in your locality can be obtained from the public register.
     有关当地饮用水质量的详情，可从公共登记册上获知。

英英释义

noun

• a surrounding or nearby region
  1. the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville
  2. it is a rugged locality
  3. he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood
  4. I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods
  Synonym:vicinityneighborhoodneighbourhoodneck of the woods

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