Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #28570
conferencing
电话会议；视频会议；网络会议
核心释义
多指通过电话或网络进行的远程会议，如 video conferencing（视频会议）。
the activity of holding conferences or meetings, especially using electronic media such as telephones or video links
- 1.
多方参与的严肃讨论交流。
Communication among multiple participants for serious discussion.
多方参与的严肃讨论交流。
用法In use
Video conferencing has become an essential tool for remote teams.
用法提示：conferencing 为不可数名词，指视频会议这一活动或方式。
The hotel offers free conferencing facilities for business guests.
用法提示：conferencing 作定语修饰 facilities，是名词用法，意为会议的、开会的。
We tried audio conferencing because it is cheaper than traveling.
用法提示：conferencing 是名词，指音频会议这种沟通方式。
adjective + conferencing
conferencing 前可加 remote、online 等形容词，表示不同形式的远程会议。
Remote conferencing saves a lot of travel time.
远程会议节省了大量出行时间。
conferencing + noun
conferencing 可直接修饰名词，如 conferencing equipment、conferencing facilities。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- video conferencing
- 视频会议
- We use video conferencing for our weekly team meetings.我们每周的团队会议使用视频会议进行。
- audio conferencing
- 音频会议
- Audio conferencing is useful when some participants cannot use video.当一些参与者无法使用视频时，音频会议很有用。
- web conferencing
- 网络会议
- Web conferencing lets remote employees join the meeting from anywhere.网络会议让远程员工可以从任何地方加入会议。
- conferencing software
- 会议软件
- The company installed new conferencing software on every laptop.公司在每台笔记本电脑上都安装了新的会议软件。
- conferencing system
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 conference（会议）+ ing → 正在开会。Conferencing 常指电话/视频会议：一群人隔着屏幕‘聚在一起开会’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：商务会议、远程办公、技术文档 该词多用于商务、技术等专业场合，指通过电话、视频或网络进行的会议；语气中性偏正式，日常口语中单独使用较少，常与 video 等词搭配使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes with conferencing (/kənˈfɜːrənsɪŋ/). They all share the spelling ending -encing, but conferencing places stress on the second syllable with /ɜːr/, while these are stressed on the first syllable and have vowels like /ɛ/ or /iː/. Useful lookalikes to avoid mispronouncing.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.