late 14c., "nearness in relation, kinship," later also "physical nearness" (early 15c.), from Old French propinquite (13c.) and directly from Latin propinquitatem (nominative propinquitas) "nearness, vicinity; relationship, affinity," from propinquus "near, neighboring," from prope "near" (enlarged from PIE *pro "before;" see pro-) + suffix -inquus.
Nothing propinks like propinquity [Ian Fleming, chapter heading, "Diamonds are Forever," 1956; phrase popularized 1960s by U.S. diplomat George Ball]
实用例句
1. They are cousins of propinquity.
他们是血统很近的表亲.来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
2. Grace was indeed quite unconscious of Fitspier's propinquity.
格雷丝确实完全没有觉察菲茨比尔斯近在身旁.来自辞典例句
3. For propinquity, come, we do a cup again!
为了咱们的亲近, 来, 我们再干一杯!来自互联网
4. The neighbours lived in close propinquity toeach other.
这些邻居住得很近.来自互联网
5. They are both cousins of his, but not of the same degree of propinquity.
