conflate


vt. 合并;异文合并

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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)).

中文解释

1. con- "together" + flat- + -e.2. literally "blow together".3. => bring together, melt together.

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1. Her letters conflate past and present.
在她的信中过去和现在融为一体。
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