| 单词 | concurrence |
| 释义 | concurrence (once / 2170 pages) n When things happen at the same time, it's a concurrence. If you pull up at a traffic light and you see your teacher in the car next to yours and your neighbor behind you, it's an unlikely concurrence. The Latin root of concurrence is concurrentia, which means "a running together." You can use the noun concurrence to describe things that exist together or at the same time, and also when there's an agreement, especially of results or opinions, like a concurrence of opinions among the school board about spending money on a new playground, or a concurrence in your family about wanting pancakes for breakfast. WORD FAMILYconcurrence: concurrences+/concur: concuring, concurred, concurrence, concurrent, concurring, concurs/concurrency: concurrencies/concurrent: concurrency, concurrently USAGE EXAMPLESIn a 1985 concurrence, Justice Lewis F. Powell explained his reluctant decision to supply such a courtesy vote. New York Times(Dec 12, 2016) It’s a concurrence mentioned in several tributes to John and, certainly, the 7th of December should never be forgotten. Time(Dec 07, 2016) But in her concurrence, also signed by Judge Milan Smith Jr., she urged Congress and the president not to wait that long. US News(Sep 20, 2016) 1n the temporal property of two things happening at the same time Syn|Hypo|Hyper co-occurrence, coincidence, conjunction concomitance occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another overlapthe property of partial coincidence in time contemporaneity, contemporaneousnessthe quality of belonging to the same period of time unisonoccurring together or simultaneously simultaneity, simultaneousness happening or existing or done at the same time 2n agreement of results or opinions Syn|Hyper concurrency agreement the verbal act of agreeing 3n a state of cooperation Syn|Hyper meeting of minds accord, agreement harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters 4n acting together, as agents or circumstances or events Syn|Hyper concurrency cooperation joint operation or action |
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