Word · Frequency #22175
confluence
合流点；汇合处；交汇处
a place where things merge or flow together, especially where rivers meet
- 1.
The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.
- 2.
a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
汇合处；合流点(尤指河流)
- 3.
A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things.
- 4.
a flowing together
合流；汇合
- 5.
The proportion of cells, in a culture medium, that adhere to each other.
- 6.
a coming together of people
人群聚集；汇合
- 7.
A property describing which terms can be rewritten with other, equivalent terms.
描述哪些项可以被其他等价项重写的性质。
汇合处；合流点(尤指河流)；合流；汇合；人群聚集；汇合；描述哪些项可以被其他等价项重写的性质。；合流
In use
The village grew up at the confluence of two rivers.
Her work lies at the confluence of art and technology.
A confluence of factors led to the sudden change in policy.
Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers
at the confluence of X and Y
X和Y通常是河流或道路等，表示两者汇合的地点。
The city was built at the confluence of the two rivers.
这座城市建在两条河流的交汇处。
a confluence of A and B
A和B为抽象名词，指多种事物或因素的融合。
The event was a confluence of culture and commerce.
这一盛事是文化与商业的交汇。
Connections
Collocations
- confluence of two rivers
- 两条河流的汇合处
- The city grew up around the confluence of two rivers.这座城市围绕两条河流的汇合处发展起来。
- at the confluence
- 在汇合处
- We camped at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône.我们在罗讷河与索恩河的汇合处露营。
- confluence of cultures
- 多种文化的交汇
- The port was a confluence of cultures from three continents.这个港口曾是来自三大洲的文化交汇处。
- confluence of factors
- 多种因素的综合作用
- A confluence of factors led to the company's failure.多种因素的综合作用导致了公司的失败。
- confluence of ideas
- 思想的交汇
- The conference was a confluence of ideas from different fields.这次会议是不同领域思想的交汇。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
con=共同，flu=流动（flow），水一起流动→合流点；联想Atlassian的Confluence，让众人的想法汇流一处。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：地理/水文语境、正式或文学文本 confluence 多用于正式或书面语境，尤其在地理、水文或文学描写中表示汇合处；日常口语中较少出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见词与 confluence 押韵：其重读元音 /ɑ/ 及后续 /nfluəns/ 缺少对应词。influence、affluence、effluence 虽与 confluence 拼写同为 -fluence，且末尾都有 /fluəns/ 音，但它们重音都在第一个音节且元音不同，所以只是形似词，并不押韵。fluent 拼写相似，但读音为 /ˈfluːənt/，也要注意区分。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.