| 单词 | contiguous |
| 释义 | contiguous (once / 1842 pages) adj Use the adjective contiguous when you want to describe one thing touching another thing, or next to it but not actually touching. Things that are contiguous are near or next to but not actually touching and yet they are also defined as "touching, sharing a border." You can use this adjective to describe people or things related to and nearby others. It comes from the Latin word contiguus, which means pretty much the same thing, "bordering upon." Because the word has two meanings that are very similar but not always the same it can be a bit confusing. This is an example of what's called "semantic ambiguity," when something can mean more than one thing or a word or phrase is not precise. WORD FAMILYcontiguous: contiguity, contiguously, contiguousness+/contiguity: contiguities USAGE EXAMPLESThe more outposts that are built, the more the settlements expand, the less possible it is to create a contiguous state. Time(Dec 28, 2016) Macky Sall, president of the Gambia’s only contiguous neighbour, Senegal, told French television that the use of force should be a “last resort”. The Guardian(Dec 18, 2016) BlackRock will move from 31 floors spread over three buildings to 15 contiguous floors in one building. New York Times(Dec 08, 2016) 1adj having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho Syn adjacent, conterminous, neighboring connected joined or linked together 2adj connecting without a break; within a common boundary the contiguous 48 states Syn conterminous connected joined or linked together 3adj very close or connected in space or time contiguous events Syn immediate close at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other |
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