Word · Frequency #21759
plenary
全体与会的;供全体参加的
attended by all participants; open to all
- 1.
Fully attended by a plenum; for everyone's attendance.
全体出席的;供全体参加的
- 2.
Complete; full; entire; absolute.
完全的;全部的;绝对的
完全的;所有的;绝对的;全体出席的;供全体参加的;完全的;全部的;绝对的;充分的;完全的
In use
The plenary session begins at nine, so please be seated in the main hall.
After two days of small-group talks, the conference ended with a plenary discussion.
Only the plenary assembly has the authority to vote on the new rules.
a plenary [noun]
plenary 作定语表示“全体出席的”,常与 session、meeting 等可数名词搭配;单数可数名词前要加 a/an。
They held a plenary session to discuss the new policy.
他们举行了一次全体会议来讨论新政策。
plenary [noun]
plenary 也可表示“完全的、绝对的”,常修饰 power、authority 等不可数抽象名词,前面不用冠词。
The committee was given plenary authority to approve the budget.
委员会被授予批准预算的完全权力。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- plenary session
- 全体会议;全会
- The plenary session will be held in the main hall tomorrow morning.明天上午全体会议将在主厅举行。
- plenary meeting
- 全体人员出席的会议
- All members are required to attend the plenary meeting after lunch.所有成员午饭后须参加全体会议。
- plenary lecture
- 大会主题演讲
- The conference opened with a plenary lecture by a leading scientist.会议以一位著名科学家的主题演讲开幕。
- plenary speaker
- 全体会议发言人
- The plenary speaker answered questions from the audience after the address.全体会议发言人在演讲结束后回答了观众的提问。
- plenary power
- 绝对权力;全权
- The constitution grants the president plenary power to command the military.宪法授予总统指挥军队的绝对权力。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Plenary session 是“全体会议”:想象礼堂名额全满,没人缺席——全体出席。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:正式会议、正式文件 plenary 多用于正式场合,如全体会议(plenary session)或正式文件;日常口语中很少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 plenary 共用拼写后缀 -ary,但都没有与之严格押韵(押韵要求重读元音及之后音素相同)。其中 ordinary 和 plenary 都以 /nəri/ 结尾,但重音元音不同;necessary、secretary、dictionary、stationary、canary 的发音也各不相同,注意不可按拼写类推。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.