nexus

nexus
[ˈnɛksəs]
(复同单,或 nexuses)
  1. a connection or series of connections linking two or more things
    连接,联系,关系
    the nexus between industry and political power.
    工业和政治力量的联系。
    ■a connected group or series
    一连串
    a nexus of ideas.
    一系列观点。
    ■the central and most important point or place
    交叉点,会聚焦点,中心
    the nexus of any government in this country is No. 10.
    这个国家的任何管理中枢均在十号。
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from Latin, a binding together', from nex- 'bound', from the verb nectere
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