1620s, "fact of having a place," from French localité, from Late Latin localitatem (nominative localitas) "locality," from localis "belonging to a place" (see local). Meaning "a place or district" is from 1830.
双语例句
1. people living in the locality of the power station
居住在发电站周围地区的人
来自《权威词典》
2. He surprised us with his knowledge of the locality.
我们很惊讶他对那地方如此了解.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. This is the biggest hospital in the locality. It has 700 beds.
