cohere
/kəʊˈhɪə(r)/verb
no obj.
1
- be united; form a whole密切配合; 团结一致; 形成(逻辑关系清楚的)整体:
he made the series of fictions cohere into a convincing sequence.
他把这一连串想像拼凑在一起, 把它说成是事情的前因后果, 使人深信不疑。
2
- (of an argument or theory) be logically consistent(论据, 理论)连贯, 前后一致:
this view does not cohere with their other beliefs.
这个观点和他们其他的信念不一致。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin cohaerere, from co- 'together' + haerere 'to stick'.