Located
“Located” 描述建筑物、城市或机构所处的方位，常见结构为 “be located in/on/at/near”；比单纯 “is” 更正式，适合说明地址与地理关系。
- “The new campus is located on the east side of the river.” (新校区坐落在河的东岸。)
- “Their office is located in a quiet neighborhood with good public transport.” (他们的办公室位于一个安静且公共交通便利的街区。)
- “The fault line is located near several small towns.” (断层线位于几个小镇附近。)
拉丁语 locare（放置、安排），与 locus（地点）同源；英语 “location” “local” 同族。
词根 “loc-” 表“地方”，过去分词后缀 “-ated” 表被动或完成状态。
房产、旅游与招生材料里 “conveniently located” 是高频卖点；口语也可以说 “It’s located right next to the mall”。
- 固定搭配: “located in” (位于……内), “located on” (位于……上/街道), “centrally located” (地处中心)
- 动词: locate；名词: location
local（当地的）+ -ate → 放到某个地点 → located。
“The bakery is located beside the old clock tower, so tourists find it without a map.” (面包店在老钟楼旁，游客不用地图也能找到。)