early 15c., from Late Latin confluentia, from Latin confluentem (nominative confluens), present participle of confluere "to flow together," from com- "together" (see com-) + fluere "to flow" (see fluent).
双语例句
1. a confluence of social factors
多种社会因素的汇集
来自《权威词典》
2. The 160-metre falls mark the dramatic confluence of the rivers Nera and Velino.
内拉河和韦利诺河的汇合处是落差达160米的瀑布，景象十分壮观。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Like most cases of extreme weather, its severity was due to an unusual confluence of events.
如同大多数极端天气状况一样，其剧烈程度是由于几种气象条件反常地汇集在一起造成的。
来自柯林斯例句
4. They built the city at the confluence of two rivers.
他们建造了城市的汇合两条河流.
来自互联网
5. Confluence: a flowing together of two or more streams.