conflate
英[kən'fleɪt]
美
- vt. 合并；异文合并
词态变化
第三人称单数: conflates;过去式: conflated;现在分词: conflating;名词: conflation;
助记提示
1. con- "together" + flat- + -e.
2. literally "blow together".
3. => bring together, melt together.
中文词源
conflate 合并
con-, 强调。-flat, 吹，膨胀，词源同 blow, flatulent.
英文词源
- conflate (v.)
- 1540s, from Latin conflat-, past participle stem of conflare "to blow up, kindle, light; bring together, compose," also "to melt together," literally "to blow together," from com- "with" (see com-) + flare "to blow" (see blow (v.1)).
双语例句
- 1. Her letters conflate past and present.
- 在她的信中过去和现在融为一体。
来自辞典例句