1550s, "act of conferring," from Middle French conférence (15c.), from Medieval Latin conferentia, from Latin conferens, present participle of conferre (see confer). Meaning "formal meeting for consultation" is from 1580s.
双语例句
1. At a later news conference, he said differences should not be dramatized.
在后来的新闻发布会上，他说不应夸大分歧。
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2. But at the annual party conference he always made the right noises.
但在每年政党会议上，他总是随声附和。
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3. He went even further in his speech to the conference.
他在大会发言中作了更进一步的阐述。
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4. The British Labor Party concludes its annual conference today in Brighton.
英国工党的年度会议今天在布赖顿闭幕。
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5. He made his comments at a news conference in Amsterdam.
