nexus

/ˈneksəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈneksəs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnek-səs/ (ame, mw)

nexus — noun

  • nexussingular
  • nexusesplural

1. the key link that ties several people, events, or areas together so they affect

1.名詞C1
釋義

the key link that ties several people, events, or areas together so they affect one another.

例句

Reporters found a clear nexus between the factory fires and illegal dumping.

nexus between + cause and result

The app became the nexus linking parents, teachers, and students during the storm.

nexus linking + groups

同義詞
  • connection

    broader and more neutral than the formal word 'nexus'

  • link

    simpler everyday word for a relation between two things

  • tie

    often used for social, business, or political relations

反義詞
  • disconnect

    shows that the two sides do not join or affect each other

  • separation

    stresses distance instead of connection

文法句型

the nexus between + A + and + B

a nexus linking + people/things

用法筆記

Often follows between ... and ... or linking ... to .... Distinguish from sense 2: sense 1 names the connection itself, while sense 2 names the whole set of linked parts.

常見錯誤

❌The report showed a nexus of the fire and the waste site.
✅The report showed a nexus between the fire and the waste site.
💡This sense usually links two sides with 'between'.

2. a set of linked people, events, or ideas that forms one whole pattern.

2.名詞C1
釋義

a set of linked people, events, or ideas that forms one whole pattern.

例句

The case exposed a nexus of officials, builders, and gang leaders.

a nexus of + groups

Her research maps the nexus of rivers, roads, and small market towns.

同義詞
  • network

    common choice for a system of linked people or things

  • web

    stresses many crossing links, often in a complex situation

  • cluster

    focuses on items gathered closely together, not on the links themselves

反義詞
  • isolation

    describes parts that stay apart instead of forming a linked whole

  • single unit

    suggests one item rather than a connected set

文法句型

a nexus of + people/things

sit within + a nexus of + linked elements

用法筆記

Usually followed by 'of' when naming the people or forces inside the group. Unlike sense 1, it refers to the whole cluster, not just the link between two sides.

常見錯誤

❌The village was a nexus between farms, roads, and shops.
✅The village was a nexus of farms, roads, and shops.
💡This sense usually names the full group with 'of'.