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单词 confluence
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Definition of confluence in English:

confluence

noun ˈkɒnflʊənsˈkɑnˌfluəns
  • 1The junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width.

    the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss
    farther down the Tigris at its confluence with the Euphrates
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This crosses the Calder close to its confluence with the River Ribble.
    • The Sangameshwar temple is at the confluence of rivers Alaknanda, Varuna and Shastri and gets submerged during monsoon.
    • The confluence of the two rivers also stands as a natural boundary separating three countries Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
    • Today the adit can still be seen at the confluence of the Uncompahgre River and Canyon Creek, at the base of Oak Street on the southwest side of Ouray.
    • Priority was also given to completing sheet piling along a 1,000 yard stretch of the Dutch River, upstream of its confluence with the River Ouse at Goole.
    • A hanging bridge has been planned at ‘Triveni sangamam’, the confluence of three rivers in Muvattupuzha.
    • They are strategically positioned on mountainsides, on the confluence of two rivers or overlooking valley entrances.
    • It sits on the border with Austria at the confluence of two rivers.
    • The pair had only been dating for a few months when, according to the band's website, a shaman performed the ceremony in a canoe at the confluence of three rivers in the Amazon.
    • One can see from the viewpoint or ‘lovers meet’ the confluence of the rivers Teesta and the Rangeet.
    • From the citadel the impregnability of Ani's site is even more striking: on a peninsula at the confluence of two rivers, only one side of the city was accessible by land.
    • He established his weather control scheme in the land surrounding the confluence of two rivers.
    • The confluence of the rivers Ouse and Fosse was a naturally attractive site to the military mind.
    • Roman remains have been located at the confluence of the rivers Thames and Fleet.
    • The boatramp is situated on the Fraser fairly close to the confluence of the Harrison river, and it was on the lower Harrison that we dropped anchor.
    • The large, stone main building sits on a bluff above the confluence of two rivers.
    • According to the publication the waterfall lies on the confluence of the East Lumwana and Mumbezhi rivers.
    • Along from Waiotahe is the confluence of two rivers, the Waioweka and Otara.
    • The town is sacred because it is at the confluence of two real rivers - the Ganges and the Yamun - and one mythical one, the Saraswati.
    • Situated as it was at the confluence of two rivers, and yet deep inland, it was secure and at the same time easily accessible to traders.
    Synonyms
    convergence, meeting, junction, joining, conflux, watersmeet
    Indian sangam
    1. 1.1 An act or process of merging.
      a major confluence of the world's financial markets
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There is a strange confluence in smoking between social acceptability and the physiological addictiveness of the nicotine itself.
      • It has gone from an ecstatic confluence of societal change and economic opportunity to a fusty business institution.
      • Demand reduction and optimization of the sustainment footprint is the result of the confluence of the other three concepts.
      • The confluence of Western trends and old values is brought out at every turn.
      • The confluence of haiku and jazz in his poems is based on the expression of natural, spontaneous responses to human life.
      • There can be no doubt of the existence of a culture whose roots were formed by the confluence of folk Portuguese and African traditions.
      • It now boasts of a fountain park, a rare spot of colour on a rather confusing confluence of roads.
      • This seemingly random confluence of contrasting fabrics subverts the tie's traditional role.
      • It is also a fact that the sense of crisis that emerged in this historical confluence would be a theme that Heidegger the philosopher would retain his entire career.
      • Such an impression of homogeneity would seem to result from the confluence of two discrete but interrelated trends.
      • They make a similarly ironic point about the confluence of minimalist forms of art and the larger imperatives of social and economic power.
      • The confluence of these changes has engendered much planning and implementation activity within the financial industry.
      • Today, there is a confluence of developments that is more than subtle.
      • So the confluence of these two trends is definitely going to result in medical device companies spending more money against the consumer.
      • It was an enactment of a rhetorical confluence and epistemological crossfertilization between science and art.
      • But the bigger reason behind this bundle of contradictions is a confluence of technological shifts.
      • The seeds of the confluence of universal human rights and global communications were planted during World War II.
      • What makes for a powerful image - much like Asia itself - is the confluence of all these elements within the rude stream of life.
      • The current shortage is the result of a confluence of three major factors.
      • The confluence of these two trends has slowly drained the game of its most important element: terror.

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin confluentia, from Latin confluere 'flow together' (see confluent).

 
 

Definition of confluence in US English:

confluence

nounˈkänˌflo͞oənsˈkɑnˌfluəns
  • 1The junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width.

    here at the confluence of the Laramie and North Platte Rivers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The pair had only been dating for a few months when, according to the band's website, a shaman performed the ceremony in a canoe at the confluence of three rivers in the Amazon.
    • The town is sacred because it is at the confluence of two real rivers - the Ganges and the Yamun - and one mythical one, the Saraswati.
    • The confluence of the rivers Ouse and Fosse was a naturally attractive site to the military mind.
    • The large, stone main building sits on a bluff above the confluence of two rivers.
    • This crosses the Calder close to its confluence with the River Ribble.
    • They are strategically positioned on mountainsides, on the confluence of two rivers or overlooking valley entrances.
    • The confluence of the two rivers also stands as a natural boundary separating three countries Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
    • Along from Waiotahe is the confluence of two rivers, the Waioweka and Otara.
    • According to the publication the waterfall lies on the confluence of the East Lumwana and Mumbezhi rivers.
    • Roman remains have been located at the confluence of the rivers Thames and Fleet.
    • Priority was also given to completing sheet piling along a 1,000 yard stretch of the Dutch River, upstream of its confluence with the River Ouse at Goole.
    • The boatramp is situated on the Fraser fairly close to the confluence of the Harrison river, and it was on the lower Harrison that we dropped anchor.
    • One can see from the viewpoint or ‘lovers meet’ the confluence of the rivers Teesta and the Rangeet.
    • The Sangameshwar temple is at the confluence of rivers Alaknanda, Varuna and Shastri and gets submerged during monsoon.
    • He established his weather control scheme in the land surrounding the confluence of two rivers.
    • From the citadel the impregnability of Ani's site is even more striking: on a peninsula at the confluence of two rivers, only one side of the city was accessible by land.
    • Situated as it was at the confluence of two rivers, and yet deep inland, it was secure and at the same time easily accessible to traders.
    • A hanging bridge has been planned at ‘Triveni sangamam’, the confluence of three rivers in Muvattupuzha.
    • It sits on the border with Austria at the confluence of two rivers.
    • Today the adit can still be seen at the confluence of the Uncompahgre River and Canyon Creek, at the base of Oak Street on the southwest side of Ouray.
    Synonyms
    convergence, meeting, junction, joining, conflux, watersmeet
    1. 1.1 An act or process of merging.
      a major confluence of the world's financial markets
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Demand reduction and optimization of the sustainment footprint is the result of the confluence of the other three concepts.
      • It now boasts of a fountain park, a rare spot of colour on a rather confusing confluence of roads.
      • The seeds of the confluence of universal human rights and global communications were planted during World War II.
      • What makes for a powerful image - much like Asia itself - is the confluence of all these elements within the rude stream of life.
      • There can be no doubt of the existence of a culture whose roots were formed by the confluence of folk Portuguese and African traditions.
      • The confluence of these changes has engendered much planning and implementation activity within the financial industry.
      • Such an impression of homogeneity would seem to result from the confluence of two discrete but interrelated trends.
      • The current shortage is the result of a confluence of three major factors.
      • This seemingly random confluence of contrasting fabrics subverts the tie's traditional role.
      • The confluence of haiku and jazz in his poems is based on the expression of natural, spontaneous responses to human life.
      • It is also a fact that the sense of crisis that emerged in this historical confluence would be a theme that Heidegger the philosopher would retain his entire career.
      • They make a similarly ironic point about the confluence of minimalist forms of art and the larger imperatives of social and economic power.
      • But the bigger reason behind this bundle of contradictions is a confluence of technological shifts.
      • It was an enactment of a rhetorical confluence and epistemological crossfertilization between science and art.
      • There is a strange confluence in smoking between social acceptability and the physiological addictiveness of the nicotine itself.
      • Today, there is a confluence of developments that is more than subtle.
      • The confluence of Western trends and old values is brought out at every turn.
      • The confluence of these two trends has slowly drained the game of its most important element: terror.
      • So the confluence of these two trends is definitely going to result in medical device companies spending more money against the consumer.
      • It has gone from an ecstatic confluence of societal change and economic opportunity to a fusty business institution.

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin confluentia, from Latin confluere ‘flow together’ (see confluent).

 
 
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