nexus

名词 nexus:

1. the means of connection between things linked in series
   同义词：link
2. a connected series or group

1. Shared ambition is the vital nexus between them.
   共同的志向是把他们联结在一起的重要纽带。

nex.us

n.（名词）
【复数】 nexus 或 nex.us.es
A means of connection; a link or tie:
连系，关系：连接方法；牵连或关系：
例句：
.this nexus between New York`s . . . real-estate investors and its . . . politicians.(Wall Street Journal)
.纽约不动产投资商和政治家之间的紧密关系.(华尔街期刊)

A connected series or group.
连结，连系：有连系的系列或群体
The core or center:
核心或中心：
例句：
.The real nexus of the money culture[was] Wall Street. (Bill Barol)
.金钱文化的真正核心[是] 华尔街. (比尔·巴罗尔)

来源：
Latin [past participle of] nectere [to bind] * see ned-
拉丁语 [] nectere的过去分词 [缚束] *参见 ned-