confluence

合流点

二つ以上の川が出会い、一緒に流れ始める場所。

やさしい英語で： The place where two or more rivers or streams meet and flow together.

• We camped near the confluence.
• A bridge crosses the river below the confluence.
• The village lies at the confluence of the two streams.

使い方： the confluence of A and B (The town stands at the confluence of two rivers.)

類義語： junction, meeting point

よく使う表現： at the confluence, river confluence, near the confluence

重なり、合流

複数の人や出来事、影響が重なり、ある結果を生むこと。

やさしい英語で： A coming together of several people, events, or influences that produces a particular result.

• A confluence of events changed her plans.
• The festival celebrates a confluence of cultures.
• An unusual confluence of interests brought the groups together.

使い方： a confluence of something (A confluence of factors caused the crisis.)

類義語： convergence, combination

よく使う表現： confluence of factors, confluence of events, confluence of interests

合流

二つ以上の川が合わさり、一つの流れになること。

やさしい英語で： The joining of two or more rivers or streams into one flow.

• The confluence brought the two streams together.
• Heavy rain made the confluence of the rivers especially powerful.
• Their confluence creates a strong current.

使い方： the confluence of A and B (The confluence of the two streams increased the flow.)

類義語： merging, joining

よく使う表現： confluence of rivers, confluence of streams

合流した流れ

いくつかの川が合わさってできた、一つの流れや水域。

やさしい英語で： A single stream or body of water formed when several streams join.

• The confluence flowed through the valley.
• Their combined waters formed a broad confluence.
• The swollen confluence swept branches downstream.

類義語： combined stream

よく使う表現： swollen confluence, powerful confluence

合流する

複数の流れが合わさって、一つの流れになる。

やさしい英語で： To come together and form a single stream.

• Two streams confluence here.
• The rivers confluenced below the village.
• Several small channels confluence into one broad stream.

使い方： confluence into something (The streams confluence into a single river.)

類義語： merge, join, converge

反対語： divide

よく使う表現： streams confluence, confluence into something