知识扩展 词语辨析
locality,place。这两个词共同的意思是“地点”。它们的区别在于:1.locality常表示事件发生处;place既可指较笼统的范围,又可指具体的某一地点或位置。例如:It was the locality of the crime.这就是犯罪现场。John competed for a place at the school,but didn't get in约翰想在学校里占有一席之地,但并未成功。2.place的使用范围较广,但指“地区、地带”时,locality比place所指的范围大。例如:The entire locality has been affected by the new motorway.整个地区都受到了新高速公路的影响。Tom floated from place to place.汤姆到处游荡。("ci":"place,position,spot,situation,site,location,locality,setting,scene。这些名词都含“地点、位置、场所”的意思。place含义广泛,最普通用词,既可指很小的地点,又可指很大很远的地方或场所。position多指物体相对于其他物体所处的位置或状态。spot指相对较小的特定地点或事物所在地。situation指物体在其周围环境中所处的位置或状态,侧重地点或场所的环境特征。site指或大或小的地方,既可指供专门用途或特定活动的地点,又可指某一事件的地址。location指某物设置的方向或地点。locality指某物所处的客观位置和周围地区。setting一般特指戏剧或小说所写的环境或场所。scene常指真实事件或虚构故事发生的地点。
同根词汇
local adj.local当地的;局部的;地方性的;乡土的localized局部的;地区的;小范围的localised限局性的,局部的locative表示位置的;位置格的adv.locally局部地;在本地n.local[计]局部;当地居民;本地新闻location位置(形容词locational);地点;外景拍摄场地locale场所,现场localization
词源考究
来自local,当地的,引申词义地方,地点。
1、 We talk of the brain as the locality of thought.
我们把进行思维的地方叫做大脑。
常见考点例句:
Generally each locality has its own favorite chain .
一般每个地区都有自己最受欢迎的连锁店。
But some are now asking whether marketing an australian wine 's locality , as much as its grape variety , might not work better .
不过,现在却有人提出疑问:用地区性特征来推广澳洲葡萄酒,会不会比用葡萄的多样性来得更有效呢?
And none of them in style or structural substance ever bore any respectful relationship to their locality .
而且他们在风格上或结构上都与他们的所在地格格不入。
The optimal partition size can also be dependent on the hardware memory architecture , and there are often tradeoffs between data locality and algorithmic efficiency .
合适的区大小是和硬件内存构建有关系的,也需要考虑到数据局部性和算法效率。
Moreover , autor notes , when a large manufacturer closes its doors , " it does not simply affect an industry , but affects a whole locality . "