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grammar )语法 a word that joins words, phrases or sentences, for example ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘or’ or ‘because’ see also coordinating conjunction, subordinating conjunctionTopics Languageb1连词, 连接词 (如 and、but、or) - [countable] (formal)
a combination of events, etc., that causes a particular result (引起某种结果的事物等的)结合,同时发生 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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astronomy )天文学 the fact of stars, planets, etc. passing close together, as seen from the earth (恒星、行星等的)合 The theory is that there was a rare conjunction of certain bright planets that created the image of the so-called ‘Star of Bethlehem’. 该理论认为,某些明亮行星的罕见结合创造了所谓的“伯利恒之星”的图像。
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin conjunctio(n-), from the verb conjungere, from con- ‘together’ + jungere ‘to join’.