sym·po·si·um
noun/sɪmˈpəʊziəm/
/sɪmˈpəʊziəm/
(plural symposia
/sɪmˈpəʊziə/
/sɪmˈpəʊziə/
, symposiums)- symposium (on something) a meeting at which experts have discussions about a particular subject; a small conference
专题讨论会；研讨会；小型讨论会 Oxford Collocations DictionarySymposium is used before these nouns:- participant
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting a drinking party): via Latin from Greek sumposion, from sumpotēs ‘fellow drinker’, from sun- ‘together’ + potēs ‘drinker’.