linkage /ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/

• 1. 

  N-VAR A linkage between two things is a link or connection between them. The linkage of two things is the act of linking or connecting them. 联系 [oft N 'between/with/of' n]

  例：

  No one disputes the direct linkage between the unemployment rate and crime.

  谁都不会质疑失业率与犯罪之间的直接联系。

  例：

  We're trying to establish linkages between these groups and financial institutions.

  我们正试图建立这些团体和金融机构间的联系。

  例：

  ...the creation of new research materials by the linkage of previously existing sources.

  ...与之前已有的资源相联系的新型研究材料的发明。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT Linkage is an arrangement where one country agrees to do something only if another country agrees to do something in return. (国与国之间达成的)互换约定 [oft N 'between/with' n]

  例：

  There is no formal linkage between the two agreements.

  这两份协约间无正式关联。

  例：

  He insisted that there could be no linkage with other Mideast problems.

  他坚持不与其他中东问题挂钩。