1570s, from Latin conglomeratus, past participle of conglomerare "to roll together," from com- "together" (see com-) + glomerare "to gather into a ball," from glomus (genitive glomeris) "a ball," from PIE root *glem-.
conglomerate (n.)
"large business group," 1967, from conglomerate (adj.).
conglomerate (v.)
1590s, from Latin conglomeratus, past participle of conglomerare (see conglomerate (adj.)). Related: Conglomerated; conglomerating.
雙語例句
1. The figures showed that cash was haemorrhaging from the conglomerate.
數據表明，這家集團的現金正在大量流失。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The chemical companies had amalgamated into a vast conglomerate.
那些化學品公司已經合并成一個龐大的企業集團。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Fiat is Italy's largest industrial conglomerate.
菲亞特是意大利最大的產業集團。
來自辭典例句
4. Sandstone and conglomerate are the consolidated equivalent of sand and gravel.
砂巖和礫巖分別是砂和礫石固結的產物.
來自辭典例句
5. Cuttings and core from the drill - holes have intersected conglomerate bands.