conjugation
/ˌkɒndʒʊˈgeɪʃən/noun
1
- mass noun the formation or existence of a link or connection between things, in particular结合; 连接; 联合, 尤指：
1.1
- Biology the temporary union of two bacteria or unicellular organisms for the exchange of genetic material【生】接合（生殖）, 接合（作用）。
1.2
- Biology the fusion of two gametes, especially when they are of a similar size【生】（尤指大小相似的配子）结合。
1.3
- chiefly Biochemistry the combination of two substances【主生化】缀合, 偶联; 共轭：
toxic compounds eliminated from the body by conjugation with glutathione.
与谷胱甘肽偶联后排出体外的有毒化合物。
1.4
- Chemistry the sharing of electron density between nearby multiple bonds in a molecule【化】共轭（作用）。
1.5
- Mathematics the solution of a problem by transforming it into an equivalent problem of a different form, solving this, and then reversing the transformation【数】共轭解。
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- mass noun Grammar the variation of the form of a verb in an inflected language such as Latin, by which are identified the voice, mood, tense, number, and person【语法】动词的词形变化。
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- count noun the class in which a verb is put according to the manner of this variation词形变化方式相同的一组动词：
a past participle of the first conjugation.
第一组动词中的一个过去分词。
派生词
conjugational
adjective词源
late Middle English (in sense 2)： from Latin conjugatio （n-）, from conjugare 'join together' （see CONJUGATE）.