• n. 論壇，討論會；法庭；公開討論的廣場

來自PIE*dhwer, 門，詞源同door, foreign. 原指古羅馬時期的門外廣場，用于市場，集會，審判，公共演講等多種用途。

forum

forum: [15] Originally Latin forum denoted an ‘out-of-doors place’ – it was related to forīs ‘outof- doors, outside’ and to forēs ‘door’, a distant cousin of English door. It came to be used for any outdoor open space or public place, and in particular for a market place (the most famous of which was the one in Rome, where public assemblies, tribunals, etc were held). Other English words from the same source are foreign, forest, and forensic ‘of legal proceedings’ [17] (from Latin forēnsis ‘of a forum as a place of public discussion’).
=> door, foreign, forensic, forest

forum (n.)

mid-15c., "place of assembly in ancient Rome," from Latin forum "marketplace, open space, public place," apparently akin to foris, foras "out of doors, outside," from PIE root *dhwer- "door, doorway" (see door). Sense of "assembly, place for public discussion" first recorded 1680s.

1. The forum is now open to all budding entrepreneurs.

這個論壇目前向所有企業(yè)家新秀敞開大門。

來自柯林斯例句

2. This is the only forum where East and West can get together.

這是東西方可以聚首的唯一論壇。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Television is now an important forum for political debate.

電視已成了政治辯論的重要擂臺。

來自《權威詞典》

4. They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.

他們正在舉行歷史教學討論會.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Yesterday we visited the forum of ancient Romans.

昨天我們參觀了古羅馬的公共集會廣場.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》