conference

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɒn.f(ə.)ɹəns/    美 /ˈkɑn.f(ə.)ɹəns/|[ˈkʰɑɱ.fɹəns]|[ˈkʰɑɱ.fɹn̩s]|/ˈkɔn.f(ə.)ɹəns/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
    — Nor with such free and friendly conference / As he hath used of old.
  2. The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison. obsolete
    — helps and furtherances which […] the mutual conference of all men's collections and observations may afford
  3. A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.
  4. A formal event where scientists or other scholars present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.
  5. An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers.
  6. A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.
  7. A constituent tournament of a sports league in a given season. Philippines
  8. A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
  9. A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
  10. A talk or lecture, (Catholicism) especially when given as part of a retreat.
    — “[…]But I do know of a man who is an expert on the topic. In fact, he gave a conference here in our church not very long ago.[…]”
动词 v.
  1. To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination. ambitransitive
    — The students who were conferenced on paper 1 will get a written response to paper 2, and those who received a written response to paper 1 will be conferenced on paper 2.

词形变化

conferences plural conferences present,singular,third-person conferencing participle,present conferenced participle,past conferenced past

词汇关系

衍生词
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相关词
discussant lecturer parleyer prelector speaker

词源

词源 1
From Middle French conférence, from Medieval Latin cōnferentia, from Latin cōnferēns, omitting several steps, from con- + ferō.
Compare parallel Russian собра́ние (sobránije), Russian сбо́рище (sbórišče), akin to с- (s-), со- (so-) + брать (bratʹ), ultimately from the same Indo-European prefix and root. Also compare congress, convention.
词源 2
From Middle French conférence, from Medieval Latin cōnferentia, from Latin cōnferēns, omitting several steps, from con- + ferō.
Compare parallel Russian собра́ние (sobránije), Russian сбо́рище (sbórišče), akin to с- (s-), со- (so-) + брать (bratʹ), ultimately from the same Indo-European prefix and root. Also compare congress, convention.
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