late 14c., originally of planets, from Old French conjonction "union, joining, sexual intercourse" (12c.), from Latin coniunctionem (nominative coniunctio), from past participle stem of coniugare "join together" (see conjugal). Compare Italian congiunzione, Spanish conjunción. Grammatical sense (late 14c.) was in Latin, a loan-translation of Greek syndesmos. The word also had the meaning "sexual union" 17c.-18c.
实用例句
1. The conjunction of low inflation and low unemployment came as a very pleasant surprise.
低通货膨胀与低失业的同时出现是一大惊喜。来自《权威词典》
2. Two or more sentences may be joined together by a conjunction.
两个或两个以上的句子可以用连词连接.来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The conjunction of heavy rains and strong winds caused flooding.
大雨和大风加在一起造成了洪水泛滥.来自《简明英汉词典》
4. The conjunction of heavy rains and high winds caused flooding.
