locally

/'loukəli/

Thân thiện

The town's produce is sold locally at the farmers' market.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In or with reference to a particular place or area; restricted to a specific location: This is the core meaning, indicating something happens, exists, or is done within a limited geographical area or context.
   • In a way that is characteristic of or relates to a particular locality: Describes something done in a manner specific to a local area, often involving local people, customs, or resources.

Examples of Usage

• General Usage:

  • The news was reported locally but didn't make the national headlines.
  • We prefer to shop locally to support small businesses in our town.
  • The plant grows locally in this valley and nowhere else.

• Medical/Scientific Context (as in the reference):

  • The anesthetic was applied locally to numb only the tooth.
  • This infection is contained and is acting locally, not systemically.

Advanced Usage

• "to decide locally": to make a decision within and for a specific community or area, without external authority.
  • The school board prefers to decide locally on curriculum matters.
• "locally sourced": obtained or produced from nearby areas.
  • The restaurant prides itself on using locally sourced ingredients.

Variants and Related Words

• Local (adjective): Relating to or characteristic of a particular area or neighborhood.
  • We follow the local customs when we travel.
• Locale (noun): A place where something happens or is set.
  • The film's locale is a small coastal village.
• Locality (noun): The area or neighborhood where something is situated or an event occurs.
  • She is a well-known figure in the locality.

Synonyms

• Regionally: In a way that relates to a region.
• In the area/vicinity: Within the nearby geographic space.
• Topically (specifically for medical application): Applied to a particular area on the body or surface.

Antonyms

• Globally: Relating to the whole world.
• Nationally: Relating to a whole nation.
• Systemically: Affecting the entire body or system.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. to a restricted area of the body
   • apply this medicine topically
2. by a particular locality
   • it was locally decided

Từ đồng nghĩa

• topically