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adjacent

🇬🇧 UK/ə'dʒeɪs(ə)nt/🇺🇸 US/ә'dʒeisәnt/
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Definitions

adj.

Next to or very near something; neighboring or bordering

邻近的,毗连的,相邻的

n.

Something lying next to another, especially a side of a right triangle

邻边(尤指直角三角形的邻边)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
adto, toward, near
+
jac
+
entperforming, being in a state
=adjacent

Common Collocations

  • 1.adjacent to靠近

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The two houses are adjacent, separated only by a garden wall.

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