| 单词 | symposium |
| 释义 | symposium (once / 6179 pages) n A symposium is a public meeting about a topic in which people give presentations. If your knitting club holds a symposium, various knitters will give presentations about anything having to do with knitting. A symposium can be a one-time conference or a regular meeting, but it will probably include some amount of discussion or public speeches on a particular subject. Many people who attend symposiums will be part of the audience for many of the presentations, but during the course of the event, give their own presentation or be part of a panel discussion. WORD FAMILYsymposium: symposia, symposiums USAGE EXAMPLESIn another agreement, a government scientist was barred even from disclosing sensitive information she heard at a symposium run by Monsanto. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) The finished products were presented at a symposium last week in the Indiana Memorial Union. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) On Friday, the University of Wisconsin’s Elections Research Center held a symposium analyzing the 2016 election. Washington Post(Dec 10, 2016) n a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations Hyper conference a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) |
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