conference
conference 英 [ˈkɒnfərəns] 美 [ˈkɑnfərəns]
n. 会议；讨论会
名词复数:conferences
- A conference is a formal get-together where people talk (or "confer") about a chosen topic, like when your office holds a conference to talk about the problem of snoring during meetings.
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- n. 会议；讨论会
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1. a conference room, a conference centre, a conference hall
会议室╱中心╱厅
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2. She is attending a three-day conference on AIDS education.
她正在出席一个为期三天的有关艾滋病教育的会议。
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3. The conference will be held in Glasgow.
会议将在格拉斯哥举行。
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4. the Labour Party's annual conference
工党的年会
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5. He was in conference with his lawyers all day.
他与他的律师们商讨了一整天。
- conference (n.) 1550s, "act of consulting together," from Middle French conférence (15c.), from Medieval Latin conferentia, from Latin conferens, present participle of conferre "to bring together; deliberate, talk over," literally "to bring together," from assimilated form of com "together" (seecon-) + ferre "to bear, carry," from PIE root *bher- (1) "to carry," also "to bear children." Meaning "formal meeting for consultation, discussion, instruction, exchange of opinions, etc.," is from 1580s. As a verb from 1846 (implied in conferencing).
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