agenda
/əˈdʒendə/noun
1
- a list of items of business to be considered and discussed at a meeting议程：
the question of nuclear weapons had been removed from the agenda.
核武器问题被从议程上取消了。
1.1
- a list or programme of things to be done or problems to be addressed备忘录, 日程表：
he vowed to put jobs at the top of his agenda
他发誓将各项工作放在日程表的最上面
the government had its own agenda.
政府有自己的日程安排。
1.2
- the underlying intentions or motives of a particular person or group潜在意图（或目的）：
Miller has his own agenda and it has nothing to do with football.
米勒有自己的意图, 而这个意图与足球没有关系。
2
- N. Amer. an appointment diary〈北美〉约会簿。
USAGE
Although agenda is the plural of agendum in Latin， in standard modern English it is normally used as a singular noun with a standard plural form （agendas）. See also usage at DATA and MEDIA1.
短语
on the agenda
1
- scheduled for discussion at a meeting列入会议议程的：
the rights of minorities would be high on the agenda at the conference.
少数民族权利问题会是大会的重要议程。
1.1
- likely or needing to be dealt with or done可能要处理的; 需要处理的：
his release was not on the agenda.
不会释放他。
set the agenda
1
- draw up a list of items to be discussed at a meeting制定议程。
1.1
- influence or determine a programme of action影响（或决定）行动计划：
he has set the agenda for future work in this field.
他已制定出在该领域的未来工作计划。
词源
early 17th cent. （in the sense 'things to be done'）： from Latin， neuter plural of agendum, gerund of agere 'do'.