conclave
英 ['kɒŋkleɪv]
美['kɑŋklev]
- n. 秘密会议；红衣主教团；教皇选举会议
词态变化
复数: conclaves;
助记提示
1、con- "together" + clav- + -e.
2、probably originally "a room which may be locked". => private assembly, a place where cardinals meet to elect a pope.
2、probably originally "a room which may be locked". => private assembly, a place where cardinals meet to elect a pope.
中文词源
conclave 秘密会议
con-, 强调。-clav, 钥匙，锁匙，词源同clavicle, close. 即锁住的房间，原指主教聚集在一起选举教皇的会议。
英英释意
- 1. a confidential or secret meeting
英文词源
- conclave
- conclave: see clavier
- conclave (n.)
- late 14c., "a place where cardinals meet to elect a pope," from Italian conclave, from Latin conclave "a room, chamber suite," probably originally "a room which may be locked," from com- "together" (see com-) + clavis "a key" (see slot (n.2)). Extended sense of "private assembly" is first recorded 1560s.
实用场景例句
- Signore, I ask and I prey, that you break this conclave.
- 各位阁下, 我请求,并祈祷, 你们能停止这次秘密会议.
期刊摘选
- I met my partner at that conclave and my life moved into a huge shift.
- 我就是在那次大会上遇到了我的伴侣的,而我的生活就转向了一个巨大的改变.
期刊摘选
- I, Earth Mother, am working with this paradigm with the creation of the Masters Conclave.
- 我, 地球母亲, 在大师秘会(MastersConclave)的创造之中正与这一范式一起工作.
期刊摘选
- Mila and Oa and the group anchoring at Conclave put this to the test first hand.
- Mila和Oa以及在大师秘会上锚定的群体,首个第一手地试验了这一点.
期刊摘选
- This sage conclave disputed high and drank deep.
- 在这次雅集中,这批仁人君子争得面红耳赤,喝得醉意淋漓.
辞典例句
- A conclave of cardinals was held to elect the new Pope.
- 红衣主教团举行了秘密会议来选举新教皇。
辞典例句