| 单词 | confluence |
| 释义 | confluence (once / 4429 pages) n Confluence means a flowing together. In a literal sense, it's about rivers. But it's more often used to talk about the coming together of factors or ideas, or of cultures in a diverse city. Con- means "with," and -fluence sounds like "flow." When things come together like rivers do, flowing from entirely different places, you call that a confluence. If the senior class needs to raise money for a class trip, and the drama club is looking for someone to do concessions during intermission at the school play, that's a confluence of factors. WORD FAMILYconfluence: confluences+/confluent: confluence, confluently, confluents USAGE EXAMPLESThe choking first aid posters of yore were a messy confluence of primary colors and a stylized fish skeleton. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) An unusual calendar confluence means consumers are getting a later start on their holiday shopping. Wall Street Journal(Dec 15, 2016) “It became our way of saying goodbye, essentially. It was a really beautiful confluence of art and life.” Seattle Times(Dec 13, 2016) 1n a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers) Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers Syn|Hyper meeting geographic point, geographical point a point on the surface of the Earth 2n a flowing together Syn|Hyper conflux, merging blend, blending the act of blending components together thoroughly 3n a coming together of people Syn|Hyper concourse coming together, meeting, merging the act of joining together as one |
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