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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 890 COCA: 965

conference

conference /ˈkɑːnfərəns/ noun
plural conferences
conference
/ˈkɑːnfərəns/
noun
plural conferences
Learner's definition of CONFERENCE
[count] : a formal meeting in which many people gather in order to talk about ideas or problems related to a particular topic (such as medicine or business) usually for several days(通常历时数天有专门议题的大型正式)会议
sometimes used before another noun有时用于另一名词前
: a formal meeting in which a small number of people talk about something(小型正式的)商讨会,讨论会
[count]
[noncount]
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
see also conference call, news conference, press conference
[count] US : a group of sports teams that play against each other and that are part of a larger league of teams体育协会;体育联合会
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 890 COCA: 965

conference

noun

con·​fer·​ence ˈkän-f(ə-)rən(t)s How to pronounce conference (audio)
-fərn(t)s,
 for sense 2 usually  kən-ˈfər-ən(t)s
1
a
: a meeting of two or more persons for discussing matters of common concern
The president is in conference with his advisers.
b
: a usually formal interchange of views : consultation
a conference on climate change
c
: a meeting of members of the two branches of a legislature to adjust differences
d
: caucus
2
or less commonly conferrence : bestowal, conferment
the conference of academic degrees
3
a
: a representative assembly or administrative organization of a religious denomination
b
: a territorial division of a religious denomination
4
: an association of athletic teams
a football conference
conferential adjective

Example Sentences

The organization held its annual conference in New York this year. national conferences on women's health a conference of foreign ministers Our boss called a conference to discuss the new changes. He spent an hour in conference with the president. the champions of the American Football Conference See More
Recent Examples on the Web During the conference, Cruz accused Biden of intentionally driving up gas prices through a series of policy decisions. Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2022 In conjunction with the conference, Kelley Ingram Park will host the Journey Dream Village from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Events at the Journey Dream Village are free. Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 17 Sep. 2022 On Friday, Dearie, a former federal prosecutor, scheduled a preliminary conference with Trump lawyers and Justice Department lawyers for Tuesday afternoon. Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2022 The most unfortunate part about Louisville losing its first two conference games is that Florida State and Syracuse were believed to be two of the most winnable games on the schedule. Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 17 Sep. 2022 All contests are sorted by the home team's conference, unless an area school is playing a team from outside Greater Cincinnati. Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2022 More recently, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told a security conference in Moscow on Aug. 16 that Russia had no plans to use tactical nuclear or chemical weapons in Ukraine. Time, 17 Sep. 2022 On Friday, Dearie, a former federal prosecutor, scheduled a preliminary conference with Trump lawyers and Justice Department lawyers for Tuesday afternoon. Eric Tucker, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2022 But Rich and her now husband Travis Longcore stuck with the issue and organized what would prove to be a seminal academic conference on the subject. Joshua Sokol, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Middle French and Medieval Latin; Middle French conference, borrowed from Medieval Latin conferentia "contribution, discussion," noun derivative from conferent-, conferens, present participle of conferre "to bring or take, convey, bring together" — more at confer

First Known Use

1527, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of conference was in 1527
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 890 COCA: 965
conference

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF CONFERENCES | VERB + CONFERENCE | CONFERENCE + VERB | CONFERENCE + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEinternational, national, regional, world國際/國家/地區/世界會議one-day, etc.為期一天等的會議annual, quarterly年度/季度會議inaugural, preliminary, preparatory成立大會;預備會議consultative咨詢會joint聯合會議private秘密會議phone, telephone, video電話會議;電視會議formal正式會議full全體會議successful成功的會議well-attended有很多人參加的會議high-level, summit高層會議;峰會news, press新聞發佈會academic, industry, inter-governmental, management, ministerial, party, staff (especially BrE) 學術會議;行業大會;政府間會議;管理層會議;部長會議;政黨大會;職工大會parent-teacher (NAmE) 家長教師會constitutional, education, environment, peace, trade, etc.制憲、教育、環境、和平、貿易等會議... OF CONFERENCESseries系列會議VERB + CONFERENCEattend, go to參加會議hold, host舉行/主辦會議sponsor贊助會議organize, plan, schedule組織會議;籌劃會議;制訂會議日程call, convene召開/召集會議CONFERENCE + VERBmeet, take place會議召開begin, open會議開始/開幕close, end會議閉幕/結束bring sb together會議使⋯聚集在一起The conference brought together historians working in a variety of fields.這次會議使不同領域的歷史學家聚在一起。be entitled sth, be titled sth (NAmE) 會議以⋯為題a conference entitled 'Strategies for Epidemic Control'主題為“流行病控制策略”的會議feature sth, include sth會議以⋯為特色/內容包括⋯The conference featured a keynote address by one of our most eminent scientists.此次會議的亮點是我們最尊崇的科學家中的一位進行了主題演講。address sth, be devoted to sth, examine sth, focus on sth, look at sth會議針對/致力於/審議/集中討論/探討⋯a conference devoted to the topic of peace以和平為主題的會議a conference examining cross-border cooperation探討跨邊界合作的會議hear sth會議聽取⋯The conference heard an appeal from a representative from one of the more deprived areas.大會聽取了一位來自較貧困地區代表的請求。agree sth, decide sth, vote sth會議同意⋯/決定⋯/投票決定⋯The conference agreed to adopt a set of compromise proposals.大會同意採納一套折衷建議。adopt sth, approve sth, back sth, support sth會議採納⋯;會議通過⋯;會議支持⋯The conference adopted a resolution on minority rights.會議通過了一項關於少數民族權利的決議。recommend sth會議推薦⋯condemn sth, reject sth會議譴責⋯/否決⋯CONFERENCE + NOUNcentre/center, facilities, venue會議中心/設施/地點hall, room會議廳;會議室table會議桌platform (especially BrE) 會議講台The party leader made a morale-boosting speech from the conference platform.該黨領導人在會議講台上作了一個鼓舞士氣的發言。chair, chairman, presenter, speaker大會主席;大會發言人attendees, delegates, participants出席會議者;會議代表;與會者committee, organizer會議委員會/組織者agenda, proceedings, programme/program會議議程/程序/日程表theme會議主題debate, discussion, talks會議上的辯論/討論/談判paper, presentation, report, speech會議文件/陳述/報告/發言resolution會議決議registration會議簽到session大會的(一次)會議call電話會議Conference calls allow participants across the nation to meet over the telephone.電話會議使全國各地的與會者能通過電話一起開會。season會議期PREPOSITIONat a/the conference在會議上We met at an international conference.我們在一次國際會議上相遇。in conference with與⋯開會He was in conference with (= in a meeting with) his lawyers all day.他一整天都在和他的律師會談。conference about關於⋯的會議a conference about Internet piracy關於因特網盜版的會議conference between⋯之間的會議a conference between the warring parties交戰雙方的會談conference for為⋯而舉行的會議a conference for catering managers餐飲經理會議conference on關於⋯的會議a conference on economic aid關於經濟援助的會議conference with與⋯的會談Management had a joint conference with the union.資方同工會舉行了聯合會議。

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