The environs of a place are the land around it — the nearby towns, roads, fields, and small settlements that sit just outside, not the place’s own streets. We almost always use it in the plural, and almost always with of: Paris and its environs; the environs of the old city.

The environs of a place一個地方的environs are是指 the land around it它周圍的土地 the nearby towns, roads, fields, and small settlements就在外面的附近城鎮、道路、田野和小聚落 that sit just outside就在外面的 not the place’s own streets不是這個地方自己的街道 We almost always use it in the plural我們幾乎都用複數形 and almost always with of而且幾乎都會加of Paris and its environs Paris and its environs（巴黎及其近郊） the environs of the old city the environs of the old city（舊城的周邊地區）

Though actually, this is a book-and-news word more than a dinner-table word. In speech people say the area around, the outskirts, nearby.

Though actually不過其實 this is a book-and-news word這比較是書面和新聞用詞 more than a dinner-table word不是餐桌上會說的話 In speech口語裡 people say大家會說 the area around the area around（周邊地區） the outskirts the outskirts（郊區） nearby nearby（附近）

Do not slide it into environment. Environment is the natural world, or the conditions you live and work in. Environs is a map word: the ring around a city, a castle, a park.

Do not slide it into不要把它跟 environment environment搞混 Environment is Environment指的是 the natural world自然界 or the conditions you live and work in或是你生活、工作的條件環境 Environs is Environs是 a map word地圖上的詞 the ring around一圈 a city一座城市 a castle一座城堡 a park一座公園周圍

There is an old verb environ, “to surround,” and environs can be its he/she/it form, but almost nobody uses that verb in daily English any more. For learners, the plural noun is the meaning that matters.

There is an old verb有一個古老的動詞 environ environ “to surround,”意思是「to surround（包圍）」 and而 environs can be its he/she/it form environs可以是它的第三人稱單數形 but almost nobody uses that verb in daily English any more但現在日常英文幾乎沒有人在用這個動詞了 For learners對學習者來說 the plural noun is the meaning that matters重要的意思是那個複數名詞