| 单词 | confluence |
| 释义 | confluence (kɒnfluəns ) Word forms: confluences 1. singular noun The confluence of two rivers is the place where they join and become one larger river. The 160-metre falls mark the dramatic confluence of the rivers Nera and Velino. [+ of] Synonyms: convergence, junction, concurrence, conflux 2. countable noun [oft NOUN of noun] If there is a confluence of two things, they join, combine, or come together. [formal] Like most cases of extreme weather, its severity was due to an unusual confluence of events. ...the confluence of African and Portuguese cultures in Brazil. Collocations: confluence of events Just look at the latest confluence of events. Times, Sunday Times In an unfortunate confluence of events, changes to selection are being looked at just as the prime minister announces a desire to 'grow' his special forces with more funds. Times, Sunday Times This confluence of events triggered a 15-year period of decline. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Complex event processing evaluates a confluence of events and then takes action. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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