To conflate two or more things is to combine them into one new thing — often two ideas, two stories, or two groups of people. In careful talk, it frequently carries a small complaint: you have mixed them as if they were the same, and they are not.

To conflate two or more thingsconflate兩個或更多東西 is to combine them into one new thing是指把它們合成一個新的東西 often通常是 two ideas, two stories, or two groups of people兩個想法、兩個故事，或兩群人。In careful talk在講究一點的用法裡 it它 frequently carries a small complaint常常帶著一點小小的抱怨 you你 have mixed them把它們混在一起 as if they were the same好像它們是一樣的 and而 they are not它們其實不是

Don't conflate being quiet with being unkind. Don't conflate this war with that one.

Don't conflate別把 being quiet安靜 with being unkind跟不友善混為一談。Don't conflate別把 this war這場戰爭 with that one跟那場戰爭混為一談

There is also a more neutral use, especially with texts: a writer conflates two older versions into a single story. Though actually, in everyday speech people sometimes use conflate when they only mean confuse or mix up.

There is有 also a more neutral use另一種比較中性的用法 especially with texts特別是用在文本上 a writer一位作家 conflates把 two older versions兩個較舊的版本 into a single story合成一個故事。Though actually不過事實上 in everyday speech在日常口語裡 people人們 sometimes use conflate有時候會用conflate when they only mean confuse or mix up而其實只是想說confuse或mix up

The neater difference is this: you confuse two things when you cannot tell them apart; you conflate them when you treat them as one. It is a somewhat formal, essay-and-news verb, not playground English.

The neater difference is this更清楚的區別是這樣的 you confuse two things你會confuse兩個東西 when you cannot tell them apart那是在你分不清它們的時候 you conflate them你會conflate它們 when you treat them as one那是在你把它們當成同一個的時候。It它 is a somewhat formal, essay-and-news verb是個略正式、常出現在論文和新聞裡的動詞 not而不是 playground English小孩玩耍時會講的英文