adjacent
adj.
early 15c., from Latin adiacentem (nominative adiacens) "lying at," present participle of adiacere "lie at, border upon, lie near," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + iacere "to lie, rest," literally "to throw" (see jet, v.), with notion of "to cast (oneself) down."
〔李〕[ad-=at 在；jac=to lie 位于；-ent a.=-ing⇒“lying at or near 位于附近的”→] a. neighbouring 邻近的
〔李〕[ad-=to, next to向，靠近；jac=to throw投；-ent a.=-ing……的→“being thrown to something，or lying next to it被投向某物的，靠近某物放置的”→] a. situated or located near one another;adjoining邻近的；毗连的