fo·rum /ˈforəm, ˈfɔr-/
公會所,座談會,公會用的廣場,法庭,討論會
forum
論壇 討論會
Fo·rum n.; pl. E. Forums L. Fora
1. A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people.
2. A tribunal; a court; an assembly empowered to hear and decide causes.
He [Lord Camden] was . . . more eminent in the senate than in the forum. --Brougham.
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forum
n 1: a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
2: a public facility to meet for open discussion [syn: assembly,
meeting place]
3: a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece [syn: agora,
public square]
[also: fora (pl)]