Neighbourliness is the habit of being friendly and helpful towards the people who live next to you — a wave, a borrowed tool, quiet at night, soup when someone is ill, help after a storm. English also stretches it to countries: neighbourliness between states means treating the country next door in a decent, helpful way, not picking fights.

Neighbourlinessneighbourliness is the habit of being friendly and helpful towards the people who live next to you是對住在你隔壁的人友善、樂於幫忙的習慣 a wave, a borrowed tool, quiet at night, soup when someone is ill, help after a storm一個揮手、借個工具、晚上保持安靜、有人生病時送碗湯、颱風過後幫忙 English also stretches it to countries英文也把這個字延伸到國家之間 neighbourliness between states means treating the country next door in a decent, helpful way國與國之間的neighbourliness指的是用一種得體、願意幫忙的方式對待鄰國 not picking fights而不是找碴挑釁

The word is a little old-fashioned and warm; it names a standing virtue more than one single act. British spelling keeps the u (neighbourliness); American spelling drops it (neighborliness). You will meet it in community talk, speeches, and writing about good manners between people who share a street — or a border.

The word is a little old-fashioned and warm這個字有點老派、也帶著溫暖感 it names a standing virtue more than one single act它指的是一種一貫的美德，而不是單一一次的行為 British spelling keeps the u (neighbourliness)英式拼法保留u（neighbourliness） American spelling drops it (neighborliness)美式拼法把u拿掉（neighborliness） You will meet it in community talk, speeches你會在社區討論、演講裡遇到它 and writing about good manners between people who share a street還有寫到同一條街的人之間該有的禮貌的文章裡 or a border或是國界兩邊