convergence
英 [kən'vɜːdʒəns] 美 [kən'vɜːrdʒəns]
n.收敛；汇聚；汇合点
◉词源
“convergence”源自拉丁语“convergere”，意为“汇聚、趋同”，由“con-”（一起）和“vergere”（转向）组成。17世纪进入英语，最初用于数学和科学，指线条或路径的交汇，后引申为观点、趋势或目标的趋同或一致。
◉外刊例句
① 《The Economist》 (2025年6月15日)
A convergence of interests united the allies.
利益的汇聚使盟友团结一致。
② 《Scientific American》 (2024年12月10日)
Convergence of technologies boosted innovation.
技术的融合推动了创新。
◉经典名著
① 《米德尔马契》（Middlemarch） by George Eliot (1871-1872)
Their hopes found convergence in the plan.
他们的希望在计划中汇聚。
② 《瓦尔登湖》（Walden） by Henry David Thoreau (1854)
A convergence of minds shaped our talks.
思想的汇聚塑造了我们的谈话。
◉Usage Examples
(1) At last the global convergence is obtained.
(2) This paper establishes convergence properties of a new algorithm.
(3) The picture is filled with different sizes and shapes of the pointer, the common feature is their convergence, as if attracted.
(4) When this convergence occurs, the individual voltage blips pile up, increasing the strength of the signal, thus making a stronger connection among the neurons involved.
(1) 最后给出全局收敛性分析。
(2) 本文论证了一种新算法的收敛性。
(3) 画面布满了大小不一，形状各异的指针，其共同的特征就是汇聚一处，像是被什么吸引住。
(4) 讯号一旦可以汇聚起来，各个小电位就可以加乘在一起，让讯号变大，进而加强参与其中的神经元连线。
◉Usage Notes
Convergence is when two or more things come together to form a new whole, like the convergence of plum and apricot genes in the plucot.
Convergence comes from the prefix con-, meaning together, and the verb verge, which means to turn toward. We can use convergence to describe things that are in the process of coming together, like the slow convergence of your opinions with those of your mother, or for things that have already come together, like the convergence of two roads, or for the place where two things already overlap, like the convergence of your aunt's crazy wardrobe with avant-garde fashion.
◉柯林斯词典
1[N-VAR 可变名词](不同思想、群体或社会的)趋同，融合 The convergence of different ideas, groups, or societies is the process by which they stop being different and become more similar. [FORMAL 正式]
...the need to move towards greater economic convergence...
朝着经济进一步融合发展的需要
There is a convergence between capitalist firms and co-operatives in terms of business strategy.
资本主义公司和合作企业在经营战略方面趋于一致。