nexus

noun

1. （错综复杂的）关系，联结，联系
   a complicated series of connections between different things

1. N-COUNT 联系;关系
   A nexus is a connection or series of connections within a particular situation or system.
   1. The Prayer Book has provided a flexible enough nexus of beliefs to hold together the different church parties.
      祈祷书为各信仰之间建起了足够灵活的联系纽带，以期将各个不同教派凝聚在一起。
   2. ...the nexus between the dominant class and the State.
      主导阶层和国家之间的关系

noun

1. a connected series or group

2. the means of connection between things linked in series

   Synonym:    link