conclave

pronunciation

UK [ˈkɒŋkleɪv] word uk audio image

US [ˈkɑŋkleɪv] word us audio image

n.

秘密会议，教皇选举会议，红衣主教团

Word Origin

conclave 秘密会议

con-, 强调。-clav, 钥匙，锁匙，词源同clavicle, close. 即锁住的房间，原指主教聚集在一起选举教皇的会议。

Example

1. Beidaihe is where communist party elders hold their summer conclave .: 北戴河是中共元老们召开夏季秘密会议的地方。

2. The cannes conclave turned to berlusconi .: 戛纳秘密会议的矛头转向了贝卢斯科尼。

3. The federal security council that approved the deal is misnamed : it is a conclave of ministers headed by the chancellor that does nothing but weigh up the pros and cons of arms exports .: 联邦安全会议批准了这项交易是误传：这次会议是以总理为首的部长级秘密会议，会上除了权衡出口武器的利弊外什么也没做。

4. North korea , it seemed , wanted western eyes to confirm the dynastic succession strategy that the party approved about two weeks earlier at a rare conclave .: 北朝鲜似乎想要西方人确认两周前在一个罕有的秘密会议上由党同意的王朝接班战略。

5. Following a trip to pyongyang in november 2010 , where a small delegation including myself met with senior north korean officials , I organized a separate meeting in germany just before the aspen group 's conclave .: 继2010年11月包括我在内的一个小型代表团与朝鲜高级官员会面的平壤之旅之后，在艾斯本秘密会议之前，我在德国组织了另外一次会面。

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