名詞 proximity:

1. the property of being close together
   同義詞：propinquity
2. the region close around a person or thing
3. a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit
   同義詞：law of proximity

1. An explosive device used to destroy enemy personnel, shipping, fortifications, or equipment, often placed in a concealed position and designed to be detonated by contact, proximity, or a time fuse.
   地雷，水雷一種用來(lái)摧毀敵軍部隊(duì)、船艦、碉堡或裝備的爆破裝置，通常安放在隱蔽處，由于接觸、靠近或定時(shí)而引爆

prox.im.i.ty

n.（名詞）
The state, quality, sense, or fact of being near or next; closeness:
接近，鄰近：臨近或相臨的狀態(tài)、性質(zhì)、感覺(jué)或事實(shí)；接近：
例句：
.Swift`s major writings have a proximity and a relevance that is splendidly invigorating.(M.D. Aeschliman)See Usage Note at close See Usage Note at redundancy
.斯威夫特的主要作品有一令人非常激動(dòng)的親切感和現(xiàn)實(shí)意義.(M.D.埃斯奇里曼)參見(jiàn) close參見(jiàn) redundancy

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French proximite
源自 古法語(yǔ) proximite
from Latin proximit3s
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) proximit3s
from proximus [nearest] * see proximate
源自 proximus [最近的] *參見(jiàn) proximate