| 释义 |
con·sul·ta·tion
\ˌkän(t)səlˈtāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English consultacioun, from Middle French consultation, from Latin consultation-, consultatio, from consultatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : a council or conference (as between two or more persons) usually to consider a special matter
< holding frequent consultations with his lawyer to discuss the case >
specifically : a formal deliberation between two or more physicians on the diagnosis of a disease or its treatment in a patient
2. : the act of consulting or conferring : deliberation of two or more persons on some matter
< the two firms were in consultation over the construction of the new airplane > |