• n. 论坛，讨论会；法庭；公开讨论的广场

来自PIE*dhwer, 门，词源同door, foreign. 原指古罗马时期的门外广场，用于市场，集会，审判，公共演讲等多种用途。

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.

这个论坛目前向所有企业家新秀敞开大门。

来自柯林斯例句

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

这是东西方可以聚首的唯一论坛。

来自柯林斯例句

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

电视已成了政治辩论的重要擂台。

来自《权威词典》

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

他们正在举行历史教学讨论会.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Yesterday we visited the forum of ancient Romans.

昨天我们参观了古罗马的公共集会广场.

来自《简明英汉词典》