Symposium



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.专题讨论会
• ［英］ n.专题讨论会 ( small conference for discussion of a particular subject)
• ［记］ sym ( 共同) +pos ( 放) +ium -> 把问题放在一起讨论 -> 研讨会

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural symposia or -siums)

• Etymology: Latin, from Greek symposion, from sympinein to drink together, from syn- + pinein to drink — more at potable
• Date: 1711
• 1.
  • a. a convivial party (as after a banquet in ancient Greece) with music and conversation
  • b. a social gathering at which there is free interchange of ideas
• 2.
  • a. a formal meeting at which several specialists deliver short addresses on a topic or on related topics — compare colloquium
  • b. a collection of opinions on a subject; especially one published by a periodical
  • c. discussion

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