| 单词 | symposium |
| 释义 | symposium /sim poh"zee euhm/, n. , pl. symposiums, symposia /-zee euh/. 1. a meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject, esp. a meeting at which several speakers talk on or discuss a topic before an audience. 2. a collection of opinions expressed or articles contributed by several persons on a given subject or topic. 3. an account of a discussion meeting or of the conversation at it. 4. (in ancient Greece and Rome) a convivial meeting, usually following a dinner, for drinking and intellectual conversation. 5. (cap., italics) a philosophical dialogue (4th century B.C.) by Plato, dealing with ideal love and the vision of absolute beauty. [1580-90; < L < Gk sympósion drinking party, equiv. to sym- SYM- + po- (var. s. of pínein to drink) + -sion n. suffix] |
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