Conjunction



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 联合, 连词
• ［英］ n. 联合, 连词 ( word that joins phrases or sentences)
• ［记］ con ( 共同) +junct ( 结合, 连接) +ion -> 共同连上 -> 结合
• ［同］ 同根词: junction ( 连接, 交叉点) ; injunction ( 命令, 指令)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: 14th century
• 1. the act or an instance of conjoining ; the state of being conjoined ; combination <working in conjunction with state and local authorities
• 2. occurrence together in time or space ; concurrence
• 3.
  • a. the apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
  • b. a configuration in which two celestial bodies have their least apparent separation
• 4. an uninflected linguistic form that joins together sentences, clauses, phrases, or words
• 5. a complex sentence in logic true if and only if each of its components is true — see truth table table
• ? conjunctional adjective
• ? conjunctionally adverb

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