proceedings
UK/prə'siːdɪŋz/US
B1
Definitions
n.
A legal action; the official record of a meeting or conference
诉讼程序；会议记录，论文集
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedproceedingforward, for, before
+
-sgo, yield, move
=proceedings
Plural of proceeding, used as a fixed noun = a legal action (institute proceedings) or a published record (conference proceedings). Kept because it has a settled meaning of its own.
Common Collocations
- 1.legal proceedings法律诉讼
- 2.institute proceedings提起诉讼
- 3.court proceedings法庭程序
- 4.conference proceedings会议论文集
Example Sentences
- 1.
They began legal proceedings against the company.
- 2.
The proceedings of the conference were published online.