neighborhood

neighborhood — 名詞

1. the streets, houses, and other buildings that form a residential part of a town,

1.名詞A2
釋義

社區；街坊

人們居住的區域與住戶們

the streets, houses, and other buildings that form a residential part of a town, and the people who reside in them

例句

The old fire station in our neighborhood was turned into a community library.

我們社區裡的舊消防站被改建成了一座社區圖書館。

collocation: in our neighborhood

Mira's family moved to a quiet neighborhood near the park last summer.

Mira 一家去年夏天搬到公園附近一個安靜的社區。

collocation: quiet neighborhood

同義詞
  • community

    focuses more on the people and their shared bonds than on the physical area

  • area

    more general and does not imply residential character

  • district

    often an officially defined zone, not necessarily residential

用法筆記

In US English, the spelling is 'neighborhood'; in British English the same word is spelled 'neighbourhood'. This sense can refer either to the physical area of streets and buildings or to the group of people living there.

常見錯誤

❌I live in a neighbor.
✅I live in a neighborhood.
💡'Neighbor' is a person who lives near you; 'neighborhood' is the area.

2. the area close to or surrounding a particular place, without specifying exact bo

2.名詞B1
釋義

附近

某地周圍的區域

the area close to or surrounding a particular place, without specifying exact boundaries

例句

There are no hospitals in the neighborhood of the mountain village.

那座山村附近沒有醫院。

in the neighborhood of — nearby area

Imani found a lovely café in the neighborhood of the train station.

Imani 在火車站附近找到了一家很棒的咖啡館。

同義詞
  • vicinity

    more formal, interchangeable

  • surroundings

    emphasizes the landscape or setting around a place

  • area

    less specific, can refer to a larger region

用法筆記

This sense uses the fixed pattern 'in the neighborhood of [place]'. It is more formal than 'near' or 'around' and is common in written descriptions of location.

常見錯誤

❌A café in neighborhood of the station.
✅A café in the neighborhood of the station.
💡The definite article 'the' is required in this pattern.

3. used before a number or amount to show that the actual figure is close to but no

3.名詞B2
釋義

大約

接近某數量的範圍

used before a number or amount to show that the actual figure is close to but not exactly that number — for example, saying a price was in the neighborhood of two hundred dollars

例句

The wedding reception cost in the neighborhood of fifteen thousand dollars.

婚宴的費用大約在一萬五千美元左右。

Hao thought around two hundred guests attended the ceremony, or somewhere in that neighborhood.

Hao 認為大約有兩百位賓客參加了典禮，或者在這個人數上下。

in the neighborhood of — approximate number

同義詞
  • approximately

    adverb; more common in everyday speech

  • roughly

    adverb; slightly more informal

  • around

    preposition; common in spoken English

文法句型

in the neighborhood of + [number/amount]

用法筆記

Only used in the fixed phrase 'in the neighborhood of' before a number or amount. Does NOT describe a physical location — unlike sense 1 and sense 2. Common in financial and statistical contexts.

常見錯誤

❌The price was neighborhood of $300.
✅The price was in the neighborhood of $300.
💡The preposition 'in' and article 'the' are always required.