conversazione
/ˌkän-vər-ˌsät-sē-ˈō-nē ˌkōn-/ (ame, mw)
conversazione — noun
1. A formal social event where people — especially writers, artists, or scholars —
A formal social event where people — especially writers, artists, or scholars — meet to discuss ideas about art, literature, science, or culture.
The professor hosted a conversazione at her home for local writers and artists to share new work.
collocation: host a conversazione
Every month, the museum holds a conversazione where visitors can discuss the latest exhibition with curators.
collocation: hold a conversazione
The guest speaker began the conversazione by asking everyone to introduce themselves.
The literary society's conversazione drew over fifty members eager to debate the novels of the year.
Dewi always brings a notebook to a conversazione in case an interesting idea sparks a new poem.
- salon
emphasises a regular gathering hosted by a particular person, often in a private home
- symposium
more academic in tone, often includes formal presentations or papers
- soirée
an evening party; may be purely social without an intellectual focus
- colloquium
an academic seminar where scholars present and discuss research, usually at a university
文法句型
a conversazione + on/about [topic]
host/attend a conversazione
用法筆記
Borrowed from Italian in the 18th century; the plural is 'conversazioni'. Primarily found in formal, academic, or cultural contexts rather than everyday speech.