"Nearby" 英语中有三种常用表达方式:
"near":这个单词来源于古英语中的 "neah",意思是 "近的"。例如:
The store is near my house. (那家商店在我家附近。)
There's a park nearby. (附近有一个公园。)
"close":这个单词来源于中古英语中的 "clese",意思是 "靠近的"。例如:
The restaurant is close to the train station. (那家餐厅靠近火车站。)
There's a hotel close by. (附近有一个酒店。)
"adjacent":这个单词来源于拉丁语中的 "adiacens",意思是 "相邻的"。例如:
The two buildings are adjacent to each other. (这两栋建筑物相邻。)
The park is adjacent to the river. (公园与河流相邻。)