| 单词 | seminar |
| 释义 | seminar (once / 4486 pages) n A seminar means a class or meeting, but it carries with it extra weight. An educational seminar indicates a small, advanced study, while a meeting labeled as such means an intense exchange of ideas. The Latin seminarium originally referred to a plant nursery, a place of great growth. From this came the German seminar, referring to a formal educational group led by a professor. While university seminars are most frequently small-group studies of a particular issue, the word is also applied to large lectures and commercial pitches. Like the seminar you attended on how to get rich by selling carrot peelers to your neighbors. WORD FAMILYseminar: seminars USAGE EXAMPLESThe seminar, which will start at 1 p.m. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) Government is not an economics seminar, however—it’s the real world. Time(Dec 22, 2016) He agreed last month to pay $25 million to settle years-old fraud lawsuits aimed at his Trump University seminar series. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) 1n a course offered for a small group of advanced students Hyper class, course, course of instruction, course of study education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings 2n any meeting for an exchange of ideas Hyper conference a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) |
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