[mass noun]the action of linking or the state of being linked[count noun] 连接,联合 ■[count noun]a system of links 连接,关联 a complex linkage of nerves. 复杂的神经连接。 ■the linking of different issues in political negotiations (政治谈判中将不同问题联系起来以寻求解决方法的)关联原则 ■(Genetics)the tendency of groups of genes on the same chromosome to be inherited together (遗传)基因连锁(同一染色体上的基因组一起被遗传的特性)