con.fer.ence
n.Abbr. conf.(名词)缩写 conf.
A meeting for consultation or discussion.
咨商会议:磋商或讨论的会议
An exchange of views.
交换观点
A meeting of committees to settle differences between two legislative bodies.
协调会议:两个立法机构的议员为协商解决分歧的而举行的会议
An assembly of clerical or of clerical and lay members from a particular district in various Protestant churches.
集会:某一地区各个教堂的神职和非神职人员的聚会活动
Sports An association of teams.
【体育运动】 体育运动会的联合会
The act of conferring, as of an academic degree.
授予行为,如学位等
来源:
Medieval Latin cônferentia
中世纪拉丁语 cônferentia
from Latin cônferôns cônferent- [present participle of] cônferre [to bring together] * see confer
源自 拉丁语 cônferôns cônferent- [] cônferre的现在分词 [带到一起] *参见 confer
【引伸】
con.feren.tial