conclave
conclave 英 [ˈkɒŋkleɪv] 美 [ˈkɑŋkleɪv]
n. 秘密会议；红衣主教团；教皇选举会议
名词复数:conclaves
- A private or secret meeting is a conclave. What are some reasons you might hold a conclave? You might be convening the executive committee on the board of a company, or you might be planning a surprise party.
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- n. 秘密会议；红衣主教团；教皇选举会议
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1. I refer, of course, to the solemn conclave assembling tonight in Brussels to elect the President of Europe. When shall we see the white smoke?
当然，我说的是今晚在布鲁塞尔召开的神圣秘密会议，欧盟总统就要被选出来了，我们什么时候能看到白烟呢？
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2. You heard the reaction in the conclave.
你听到了选举会议上的反应。
- conclave (n.) late 14c., "a place where cardinals meet to elect a pope," also "the assembly of cardinals to elect a pope," from Italian conclave, from Latin conclave "a private room, chamber suite," probably originally "a room which may be locked," from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see con-) + clavis "a key" (from PIE root *klau- "hook"). Extended sense of "any private assembly" is by 1560s.
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