the temporal property of two things happening at the same time;"the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable"
the state of being joined together
an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
something that joins or connects
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中英词源
conjunction 连接词
con-, 强调。-junct, 连接，词源同join, juncture.
conjunction (n.)
late 14c., originally of planets, from Old French conjonction "union, joining, sexual intercourse" (12c.), from Latin coniunctionem (nominative coniunctio), from past participle stem of coniugare "join together" (see conjugal). Compare Italian congiunzione, Spanish conjunción. Grammatical sense (late 14c.) was in Latin, a loan-translation of Greek syndesmos. The word also had the meaning "sexual union" 17c.-18c.
词态变化
复数 conjunctions;
权威造句
1. The conjunction of low inflation and low unemployment came as a very pleasant surprise.
低通货膨胀与低失业的同时出现是一大惊喜。
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2. Two or more sentences may be joined together by a conjunction.
两个或两个以上的句子可以用连词连接.
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3. The conjunction of heavy rains and strong winds caused flooding.
大雨和大风加在一起造成了洪水泛滥.
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4. The conjunction of heavy rains and high winds caused flooding.
