convocation

pronunciation

UK [ˌkɒnvəˈkeɪʃn]word uk audio image

US [ˌkɑnvəˈkeɪʃn] word us audio image

  • n.
    召集
    正式集会

Word Origin

convocation 大型会议

con-, 强调。-voc, 说话,词源同voice, evocation.

Example

1. President bush offers condolences at virginia tech memorial convocation
布什总统先生在参加吊唁维吉尼亚理工学院纪念集会时候的讲话
2. And on the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation ; you shall do no work of labor .
第七日你们当有圣会,什么劳碌的工都不可作。
3. Outgoing university of toronto chancellor david peterson has listened to about 180 convocation speeches during his tenure , and while not all have been memorable , a few do stand out in his mind .
即将离职的多伦多大学校长davidpeterson在任职期间听过180场集会演讲,值得记住的并不多,仅有一些给他留下了深刻的印象。
4. When the student speaker at the convocation , blake harris , had said to all the parents that our children would miss us in about a month and for about fifteen minutes , we all laughed .
集会上学生发言人布莱克哈里斯对所有家长说,我们的孩子们“会在大约一个月后想念你们,想念15分钟”,我们都笑了。
5. And ye shall make proclamation on the selfsame day ; there shall be a holy convocation unto you ; ye shall do no servile work : it is a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations .
当这日、你们要宣告圣会、甚麽劳碌的工都不可作这在你们一切的住处、作为世世代代永远的定例。

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