Forum ˈfɔːrəm People Discuss Important Public Ancient Noun
A "forum" is a place for public discussion of important issues, such as a debate or meeting. Historically, it was a public square in ancient Rome for business and political discussions.
The word "forum" can refer to a place where people discuss important issues, like a public debate or meeting. It can also refer to a public square in ancient Roman towns where business and politics were discussed.
[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指讨论重大公共问题的)论坛,会议场所,讨论会 A forum is a place, situation, or group in which people exchange ideas and discuss issues, especially important public issues.
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Members of the council agreed that it still had an important role as a forum for discussion...
理事会成员一致认为它仍然发挥着论坛的重要作用。
The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.
这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](古罗马城镇中讨论商业和政治问题的)广场 In ancient Roman towns, the forum was a square where people met to discuss business and political matters.
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forum/ˈfɔːrəm; NAmEˈfɔːrəm/noun1forum(for sth) a place where people can exchange opinions and ideas on a particular issue; a meeting organized for this purpose 公共讨论场所;论坛;讨论会◆Television is now an important forum for political debate.电视现在成了政治辩论的重要平台。◆an Internet forum互联网论坛◆to hold an international forum on drug abuse举行药物滥用问题国际论坛☞collocationsat
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2(in ancient Rome) a public place where meetings were held (古罗马)公共集会场所forumforumsforaforum/ˈfɔːrəm; NAmEˈfɔːrəm/
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forumfor‧um /ˈfɔːrəm/ ●○○ noun [countable]
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1an organization, meeting, TV programme etc where people have a chance to publicly discuss an important subjectforum for The journal aims to provide a forum for discussion and debate.forum on the new national forum on the environment2a group of computer users who are interested in a particular subject and discuss it using email or the Internet3a large outdoor public place in ancient Rome used for business and discussion
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论坛(95%),讨论会(5%)
n.论坛,讨论会;法庭;公开讨论的广场
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