conclave
英 ['k??kle?v]美['kɑ?klev]
- n. 秘密會議；紅衣主教團；教皇選舉會議
GRE
詞態變化
復數:?conclaves;
助記提示
1、con- "together" + clav- + -e.
2、probably originally "a room which may be locked". => private assembly, a place where cardinals meet to elect a pope.
2、probably originally "a room which may be locked". => private assembly, a place where cardinals meet to elect a pope.
中文詞源
conclave 秘密會議
con-, 強調。-clav, 鑰匙，鎖匙，詞源同clavicle, close. 即鎖住的房間，原指主教聚集在一起選舉教皇的會議。
英文詞源
- conclave
- conclave: see clavier
- conclave (n.)
- late 14c., "a place where cardinals meet to elect a pope," from Italian conclave, from Latin conclave "a room, chamber suite," probably originally "a room which may be locked," from com- "together" (see com-) + clavis "a key" (see slot (n.2)). Extended sense of "private assembly" is first recorded 1560s.
雙語例句
- 1. A conclave of cardinals was held to elect the new Pope.
- 紅衣主教團舉行了秘密會議來選舉新教皇。
來自辭典例句
- 2. This sage conclave disputed high and drank deep.
- 在這次雅集中,這批仁人君子爭得面紅耳赤,喝得醉意淋漓.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Signore, I ask and I prey, that you break this conclave.
- 各位閣下, 我請求,并祈禱, 你們能停止這次秘密會議.
來自互聯網
- 4. I met my partner at that conclave and my life moved into a huge shift.
- 我就是在那次大會上遇到了我的伴侶的,而我的生活就轉向了一個巨大的改變.
來自互聯網
- 5. I, Earth Mother, am working with this paradigm with the creation of the Masters Conclave.
- 我, 地球母親, 在大師秘會(MastersConclave)的創造之中正與這一范式一起工作.
來自互聯網
