| 单词 | consultation |
| 释义 | consultation (once / 622 pages) n A consultation is a conference or meeting at which opinions are exchanged or advice is prescribed. If one doctor says your severe blueberry allergy is cured, you might want a consultation with another doctor before indulging in the forbidden fruit. Stemming from the Latin word consultationem, which means to “consult, ask counsel of, or reflect,” a consultation usually involves a lot of questions and hopefully expert answers. Consultations happen before big decisions have to be made, such as talking with a realtor before buying a house or conferring with master yogi before attempting a head stand. WORD FAMILYconsultation: consultations+/consult: consultant, consultation, consultative, consultatory, consulted, consulting, consultive, consults/consultancy: consultancies/consultant: consultancy, consultants USAGE EXAMPLESThe reason is clear from consultation into a proposed deadline for PPI compensation claims. BBC(Dec 31, 2016) The agency issued several new guidelines this year limiting use of antibiotics to measures “considered necessary for assuring animal health” under “veterinary oversight or consultation.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) But bills for “long-concluded litigation … communicate little or nothing about the substance of legal consultation,” he said. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n the act of referring or consulting Syn|Hyper reference action something done (usually as opposed to something said) 2n a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question frequent consultations with his lawyer a consultation of several medical specialists Hypo|Hyper sidebar (law) a courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge that is held out of the jury's hearing conference, group discussion a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic 3n a conference (usually with someone important) he had a consultation with the judge Syn|Hyper audience, interview conference, group discussion a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic |
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