Proximity

(noun.) the property of being close together.

(noun.) 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.

(noun.) the region close around a person or thing.

校对:塞尔玛

• He galloped from one command to another proclaiming the near proximity of Santa Anna with an army vastly superior to his own. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• He, too, had caught a fleeting backward glimpse of cruel yellow eyes and half open mouth within startling proximity of his person. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Barring the proximity of the village, it is a sort of paradise. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Professor Porter rolled over upon his stomach; gingerly he bowed his back until he resembled a huge tom cat in proximity to a yelping dog. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• And yet he felt that the girl was physically aware of his proximity. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• From the proximity of the enemy to his defences around Richmond, it was impossible, by any flank movement, to interpose between him and the city. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Pixii’s machine (1832) consisted of a permanent horse-shoe magnet which was caused to revolve in proximity to an armature upon which was wound a coil of insulated wire. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Once I saw Graham--wholly unconscious of her proximity--push her with his restless foot. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.

手打:尼尔