association

association
noun

(often in names) a group of people organized for a joint purpose
[常用于名称]联盟，协会，社团
the National Association of Probation Officers.
全国缓刑犯监督官协会。
■(Ecology)a stable plant community including a characteristic group of dominant plant species
(生态)（植物）群丛
a connection or cooperative link between people or organizations
（人或机构之间的）联系，联合
he developed a close association with the university.
他与那所大学建立了密切的联系。
[mass noun]the programme was promoted in association with the Department of Music.
那节目是与音乐系共同推出的。
■[mass noun]the action or state of becoming a member of an organization with subordinate status
加入，加盟
[as modifier]an association agreement between Bulgaria and the EC.
保加利亚加入经济共同体的协议。
■(Chemistry)the linking of molecules through hydrogen bonding or other interaction short of full bond formation
(化)（分子间通过氢键或其他无全键结构反应的）缔合，联合
(一般作 associations)a mental connection between ideas or things
联想
the word bureaucracy has unpleasant associations.
官僚主义这个词会引起不愉悦的联想。
■[mass noun]the action of making such a connection
联系；联想
the association of alchemy with ‘hieroglyphics’ and ‘cabala’.
从炼丹术到“象形文字”和“魔法”的联想。
■[mass noun]the fact of occurring with something else; co-occurrence
（与其他事物的）同时出现，共生
cases of cancer found in association with colitis.
与结肠炎并发的癌症病例。

派生
associational
adjective
语源

mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'uniting in a common purpose'): from medieval Latin associatio(n-), from Latin associare 'to unite, ally' (see associate)

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