Neighbourly means behaving like a good neighbour: friendly, helpful, and ready to look after the people who live next to you. Taking in a parcel, watching someone's cat, or checking on the older person next door are neighbourly things.

NeighbourlyNeighbourly means意思是 behaving like a good neighbour表現得像個好鄰居: friendly友善, helpful樂於幫忙, and而且 ready to look after願意照顧 the people who live next to you住在你旁邊的人。Taking in a parcel幫忙收個包裹, watching someone's cat幫忙照顧別人的貓, or checking on the older person next door或關心一下隔壁的老人家 are都是 neighbourly thingsneighbourly的事。

It is a warm, everyday word, a little old-fashioned in a kind way, and more at home in British English — Americans usually write neighborly.

It is這是 a warm一個溫暖的, everyday word日常用字, a little old-fashioned in a kind way帶點善意的過時感, and而且 more at home更常見 in British English在英式英語裡 — Americans美國人 usually write通常寫 neighborlyneighborly。

People also stretch it to countries: neighbourly relations means two countries that sit next to each other trying to get along and help, not fight. Though actually, it is about the spirit of being next-door, not only the house next door.

People人們 also也會 stretch it把這個字延伸 to countries到國家上: neighbourly relations meansneighbourly relations指的是 two countries that sit next to each other兩個相鄰的國家 trying to get along and help努力和睦相處、互相幫忙, not不是 fight打架。Though actually不過其實, it is這講的是 about the spirit of being next-door「當鄰居」的那種精神, not only不只是 the house next door隔壁那間房子。

You would not use it for a deep friendship; it is the lighter, decent kindness of people who share a street — or a border.

You would not use你不會用 it for a deep friendship它來形容深厚的友誼; it is它是 the lighter, decent kindness那種比較輕、正正當當的善意 of people who share a street共用一條街 — or a border或一條國界 — 的人之間。