nexus
noun /ˈneksəs/
/ˈneksəs/
[singular] (formal)- a complicated series of connections between different things
(错综复杂的)关系,联结,联系 - the nexus between industry and political power
工业和政治力量的联系。 - a nexus of interests
利益关系
词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘a binding together’, from nex- ‘bound’, from the verb nectere. - the nexus between industry and political power