seminar

Definitions

From Latin seminarium, a 'seed-bed' or nursery for plants. A seminar is where ideas are sown in students' minds and grow through discussion — small and interactive, because seedlings need tending. Contrast a lecture, which just delivers information.

Common Collocations

• 1.attend a seminar参加研讨会
• 2.hold a seminar举办研讨会
• 3.seminar paper研讨论文
• 4.training seminar培训研讨会

Example Sentences

• 1.

  She presented her research at a graduate seminar last week.

• 2.

  The company runs a training seminar for new managers every spring.

• 3.

  Only twelve students enrolled, so the seminar felt like a real conversation.