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grammar 语法 a word that joins words, phrases or sentences, for example ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘or’ or ‘because’ 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’.