vicinity

Compared meaning: the area near or around a place (noun).

比较义项：某处附近或周边的区域（名词）。

• neighborhood

  The most everyday, concrete word; usually names a residential area where people actually live, often carrying a sense of community or local identity.

  三者中最口语、最具体的说法，通常指人们实际居住的居民区，往往带有社区归属感。

  The kids in our neighborhood ride bikes together every summer evening.

  我们街区的孩子们每个夏天的傍晚都会一起骑自行车。

• vicinity 本词

  More formal than neighborhood; describes closeness to a specific point rather than a lived-in community, common in directions, real estate or official writing.

  比neighborhood更正式，强调靠近某个具体地点，而非有人居住的社区，常见于路线指引、房地产或官方文本。

  There is no ATM in the immediate vicinity of the train station.

  火车站附近一带没有自动取款机。

• locality

  The most formal and technical term; used for an area defined for administrative, geographic, statistical or business purposes, without any community feeling.

  三者中最正式、最专业的说法，用于因行政、地理、统计或商业目的而划定的区域，不带社区色彩。

  The company only ships packages to customers within a specific locality.

  该公司只向特定地区内的顾客邮寄包裹。

Neighborhood, vicinity and locality all name the area near a place, but the tone differs. Neighborhood is the most everyday, usually a residential area with a sense of community. Vicinity is more formal, describing closeness to a point. Locality is most formal, for administrative purposes.

这三个词都表示某地附近或周边的区域，含义相近，但语气和使用场合有别：neighborhood最口语化，强调居民和社区生活；vicinity较为正式，多见于书面语中表示靠近某个地点；locality最正式，常用于官方、地理或商业语境，不带社区色彩。