conflate

英 [kən'fleɪt]美
  • vt. 合并；异文合并
TEM8 GRE 畅通词汇

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