| 释义 |
meeting
I. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of meten to meet — more at meet
: an act or process of coming together: as
a. archaic : duel
b. : a chance or planned encounter
< his first meeting with the man in many years >
c.
(1) : an assembly for religious worship
< attended meeting on Sunday >
< stood in the dark across the road from a Negro church where they were holding meeting — Edwin Granberry >
(2) dialect England : a congregation of religious dissenters or their house of worship
(3) : the permanent governing organization of a congregation of the Society of Friends or that of a regional group of congregations
d. : a gathering for business, social, or other purposes
< a meeting of the board of directors >
< a meeting of Congress >
e. : a horse or dog-racing session extending for a stated term of days at one track
< begins the metropolitan racing season with a 21-day meeting in April — American Guide Series: New York City >
f. : confluence, intersection, junction
< the meeting of two great rivers >
g. : a place of meeting
h. : a joint in carpentry or masonry
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of meet (I)
1. : that meets : marked by or used for meeting
2. obsolete : responsive
< immortal verse such as the meeting soul may pierce — John Milton > |