• n. 结合；[语] 连接词；同时发生

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.

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.

暴风雨的同时发生引起了洪水泛滥.

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5. We are working in conjunction with the police.

我们与警方配合进行工作.

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