conflation
noun[CorU]
uk/kənˈfleɪ.ʃən/us/kənˈfleɪ.ʃən/theactorprocessofcombiningtwo or moreseparatethings into onewhole,especiallypiecesoftextorideas:
（尤指文章章节或想法）合并Theterm"cleancoal" is adeliberateandmisleadingconflation of two veryseparatetechnologies.“洁净煤”一词是两种截然不同的技术的蓄意和误导性混合。
This is agreatexampleof conflation andconfusionofsources.这是个归并出处导致混淆的典型例子。
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conflate
- The play's conflation ofdreamandrealityis moreconfusedthaninspired.
- The conflation ofjusticewithlawmayobscureimportantquestionsabout thenatureofparticularacts.
- There is a conflation ofhistoryandfantasythroughoutthestory.
Connecting and combining
- abut
- additive
- adjoin
- affix
- agglutinate
- aggregation
- articulation
- desegregation
- dovetail
- eclectic
- eclectically
- elide
- hyphenate
- linkage
- lumpsomeone/somethingtogether
- marriage
- marry
- meld
- weaving
- yoke