convocation
convocation 英 [ˌkɒnvəˈkeɪʃn] 美 [ˌkɑnvəˈkeɪʃn]
n. 召集；集会；教士会议；评议会
名词复数:convocations
- A convocation is a calling together of people — or it can also refer to the group that has gathered in response to the convocation. A convocation of students might protest a new dress code policy.
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- n. 召集；集会；教士会议；评议会
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1. As a transgender woman, I felt strangely at home at this convocation of adorable misfits.
作为一名易性女人，我对这场集会上奇怪的东西感到异常地自在。
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2. In conclusion, I would like to warmly welcome the convocation of the ninth informal APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Shanghai, China.
最后，我要热情欢迎亚太经合组织第九次领导人非正式会议在中国上海召开。
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3. With the collapse of the Berlin Wall, Mitterrand saw an opportunity for rapid convocation of Delors' IGC.
随着柏林墙的倒塌，密特朗发现了一个能够迅速召开德洛尔政府间会议的契机。
- convocation (n.) late 14c., convocacioun, "assembly of persons; the calling or holding of a meeting, assembling by summons," from Old French convocation and directly from Latin convocationem (nominative convocatio) "a convoking, calling, or assembling together," noun of action from past-participle stem of convocare "to call together," from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see con-) + vocare "to call," from vox "voice" (from PIE root *wekw- "to speak"). Especially "an assembly of the clergy of the Church of England." Related: Convocational.
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