connection

英 [k??nek?n] 美[k?'n?k??n]

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復(fù)數(shù):?connections;

connection (n.): late 14c., conneccion, later connexioun (mid-15c.), from Old French connexion, from Latin connexionem (nominative connexio) "a binding or joining together," from *connexare, frequentative of conectere "to fasten together, to tie, join together," from com- "together" (see com-) + nectere "to bind, tie" (see nexus).

Spelling shifted from connexion to connection (especially in American English) mid-18c. under influence of connect, abetted by affection, direction, etc. See -xion.

1. 13 men have been questioned in connection with the murder.: 有13名男子因謀殺案受到盤問。

2. The minister denied there was a direct connection between the two issues.: 部長否認(rèn)兩者之間有直接的聯(lián)系。

3. The book explores the connection between American ethnic and regional literatures.: 這本書探討了美國族裔文學(xué)與地區(qū)文學(xué)之間的關(guān)系。

4. Police arrested five young men in connection with one of the attacks.: 警方逮捕了與其中一次襲擊有關(guān)的5名青年男子。