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Nexus Cell Middle Word Communication 英 Neksəs] 美 Neksəs

英语单词 nexus
英美音标 英 ['neksəs] 美 ['neksəs]
中文释义 n.连系;联络;关系;网络;节;段;连杆;连接
英语例句 (1) One is the employment-housing nexus.
(2) Furthermore,we think about how to introduce the research on the law?finance nexus to China's economic reality.
中文例句 (1) 其一是就业与住房的关系。
(2) 本文还探讨了如何将法与金融关系的研究引入到我国的经济现实中来。
vocabulary简明 A nexus is a central link or connection. If you happen to be at the nexus of something, you are right in the middle of it, like standing in the middle of an intersection.
vocabulary扩展 Nexus entered English during the seventeenth century from the Latin word nectere, meaning "to bind or tie." People tend to use this word to describe the point where different things or ideas come together or intersect. In the field of cell biology, a nexus refers to "a specialized area of the cell membrane involved in intercellular communication and adhesion," and implies that the nexus of a cell facilitates communication among the various parts and allows it to work properly.
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]联系;关系 A nexus is a connection or series of connections within a particular situation or system.
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  • The Prayer Book has provided a flexible enough nexus of beliefs to hold together the different church parties.

    祈祷书为各信仰之间建起了足够灵活的联系纽带,以期将各个不同教派凝聚在一起。

  • ...the nexus between the dominant class and the State.

    主导阶层和国家之间的关系

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