Word · Frequency #22175
confluences
合流点；汇合处；交汇处
confluences is the plural of confluence.
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
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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
Confusing words
- convergence
- 汇聚；收敛；趋同 · confluence 指河流等的汇合处（具体地点）；convergence 指事物汇聚的过程或趋势，不一定是具体地点。
- influence
- 影响；作用 · confluence 与 influence 拼写相近，但 influence 指影响或势力，与河流汇合无关；注意前缀 con- vs in-。
- concourse
- 大厅；广场；人群 · confluence 可指人群聚集（集合），但 concourse 主要指建筑内的大厅/广场或聚集的人群；confluence 更常指河流汇合。
Word family
Learner notes
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.