• n. 結合；[語] 連接詞；同時發生

con-, 強調。-junct, 連接，詞源同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.

低通貨膨脹與低失業的同時出現是一大驚喜。

來自《權威詞典》

2. Two or more sentences may be joined together by a conjunction.

兩個或兩個以上的句子可以用連詞連接.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. The conjunction of heavy rains and strong winds caused flooding.

大雨和大風加在一起造成了洪水泛濫.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. The conjunction of heavy rains and high winds caused flooding.

暴風雨的同時發生引起了洪水泛濫.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

5. We are working in conjunction with the police.

我們與警方配合進行工作.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》