Syncretism
01
融合, 文化融合
the merging of diverse cultural elements, styles, or traditions to create something unique
例子
The city 's fashion scene reflects a syncretism of global styles and local traditions.
这座城市的时尚场景反映了全球风格与当地传统的融合。
Traditional attire often undergoes syncretism when influenced by neighboring cultures.
传统服饰在受到邻近文化影响时，常常经历融合。
02
the merging of distinct inflected forms of a word into a single form, resulting in fewer grammatical distinctions
例子
In Latin, syncretism caused several case endings to become identical.
The language shows syncretism between the dative and ablative cases.
