conflation

/kənˈfleɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˈfleɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /kən-ˈflā-shən/ (ame, mw)

conflation — 名詞

  • conflationsingular
  • conflationsplural

1. the act of mixing separate ideas, texts, or situations together and treating the

1.名詞C2
釋義

混同

把不同事物錯當成同一件事

the act of mixing separate ideas, texts, or situations together and treating them as if they were the same thing, often wrongly

例句

The article's conflation of rumor and fact confused many readers.

那篇文章把傳聞和事實混為一談，讓許多讀者感到困惑。

pattern: conflation of A and B

In class, Hari warned against the conflation of accent and intelligence.

課堂上，Hari 警告大家不要把口音和智力混為一談。

formal criticism: warn against conflation of

同義詞
  • confusion

    broader, and can simply mean lack of understanding

  • mix-up

    more informal, often for practical mistakes

  • blurring

    stresses unclear boundaries rather than full sameness

  • merging

    more neutral and often intentional

反義詞
  • distinction

    keeps the ideas apart instead of treating them as the same

文法句型

the conflation of A and B

a conflation of two separate issues

用法筆記

Usually appears in formal criticism or analysis, often in the pattern the conflation of A and B. It nearly always suggests that the things named should have been kept separate, so the word usually sounds critical rather than neutral.

常見錯誤

❌The dish is a tasty conflation of noodles and cheese.
✅The dish is a tasty fusion of noodles and cheese.
💡conflation usually suggests a misleading mixing, not a neutral or positive combination.