late 15c., from Middle French confluent or directly from Latin confluentem (nominative confluens), present participle of confluere "to flow together" (see confluence). The noun meaning "a stream which flows into another" is from 1850.
权威例句
1. A confluent small - pox had in all directions flowed over his face.
天花打四面八方汇合拢来,布满了他整个脸孔.
2. This, in fact, represented two confluent basidiocarps.
事实上, 这表明是两个愈合的担子果.
3. The outcome is a circular clearing, a plaque, in the lawn of confluent bacterial growth.
其结果是在细菌化合生长的菌坪中形成一个环状清除区, 亦即溶菌斑.
4. MethodPrimary confluent retinal mixed cell culture were taped to a rotary platform at 37℃.
方法将原代培养后的混合性视网膜细胞固定在一个摇床平台上,保持在37℃.
5. Meanwhile, the complexity, multiformity and confluent of home network market, bring challenge to telecommunication operator.