colloquium
UK/kә'lәukwiәm/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
An academic seminar or conference, usually on a specialized topic.
学术研讨会，专题讨论会
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcol- (together) + loqu (speak) + Latin noun ending -ium (place/event) = 'a place where people speak together' — a gathering for scholarly talk, i.e. a seminar.
Root loqu still carries 16 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.academic colloquium学术研讨会
- 2.weekly colloquium每周研讨会
- 3.research colloquium研究研讨会
Example Sentences
- 1.
The department holds a weekly colloquium where researchers present new work.
- 2.
She was invited to speak at an international colloquium on linguistics.
- 3.
The colloquium brought together experts from five countries.