contiguous
adjective /kənˈtɪɡjuəs/
/kənˈtɪɡjuəs/
(formal or specialist)- touching or next to something
相接的；相邻的 - The countries are contiguous.
这些国家互相接壤。 - contiguous with/to something The bruising was not contiguous to the wound.
这青肿块不在伤口边上。
词源early 16th cent.: from Latin contiguus ‘touching’, from the verb contingere ‘be in contact, befall’, from con- ‘together with’ + tangere ‘to touch’. + -ous. - The countries are contiguous.