meeting

/ˈmiːtɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmiːtɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmē-tiŋ/ (ame, mw)

meeting — 名詞

  • meetingsingular
  • meetingsplural

1. A planned event where people gather, either in the same room or through video ca

1.名詞A2
釋義

會議

為討論事項而安排的聚會

A planned event where people gather, either in the same room or through video calls, to talk about a topic or make decisions.

例句

The team has a meeting every Monday morning to plan the week's tasks.

團隊每週一早上都開會，討論一週的工作任務。

hold/have a meeting — common verb collocation

Ada joined the video meeting from her kitchen table.

Ada 在自己廚房的餐桌旁參加了視訊會議。

同義詞
  • conference

    larger-scale, often multi-day meeting, sometimes with formal presentations

  • gathering

    less formal than 'meeting'; can be social rather than work-related

  • assembly

    a large formal meeting of a whole group, often in schools or organizations

文法句型

hold/have/attend/call + meeting

meeting + about/on [topic]

用法筆記

Commonly paired with verbs like 'hold', 'have', 'call', 'schedule', 'attend', and 'run'. The preposition at usually appears before the type of meeting (e.g., 'at a staff meeting').

常見錯誤

❌I have a meeting on Friday.' (misunderstanding 'meeting' as a date).
✅I have a meeting on Friday.' is correct
💡but do not use 'meeting' to mean a romantic date; use 'date' instead.

2. A situation where people come into each other's company, whether by arrangement

2.名詞A2
釋義

相遇；會面

兩人或多人見面，常指偶然碰見

A situation where people come into each other's company, whether by arrangement or unexpectedly.

例句

My first meeting with Christopher happened years ago at a book fair.

我跟 Christopher 第一次見面是幾年前在書展上。

first meeting with [someone] — first encounter

Their chance meeting at the airport led to a long friendship.

他們在機場的巧遇促成了一段長久的友誼。

chance meeting — unplanned encounter collocation

同義詞
  • encounter

    slightly more formal; often implies something surprising or significant

  • reunion

    specifically a meeting after a long time apart

  • rendezvous

    a planned meeting rather than an accidental one; also more formal or romantic

文法句型

meeting with [someone]

用法筆記

Unlike sense 1, this sense does not imply a planned agenda. It can describe both arranged and accidental encounters. 'Chance meeting' is a common fixed expression for unplanned encounters.

常見錯誤

❌We had a meeting at the park by accident.' (sounds like a formal meeting).
✅We had a chance meeting at the park.
💡use 'chance meeting' to show it was unplanned.

3. The people who have gathered for a planned discussion, thought of as a single gr

3.名詞B1
釋義

與會者

一起開會的全體人員

The people who have gathered for a planned discussion, thought of as a single group.

例句

The entire meeting agreed that safety should come first.

全體與會者都同意安全應該擺在第一位。

the meeting as collective subject

A question from the meeting surprised the guest speaker.

一位與會者的提問讓演講嘉賓措手不及。

同義詞
  • audience

    group of listeners at a performance or speech, not participants in a discussion

  • attendees

    more neutral and factual; emphasizes individuals rather than the collective

文法句型

the meeting + singular/plural verb

用法筆記

This sense treats the attendees as a collective body. British English typically uses a singular verb ('the meeting is…'), while a plural verb ('the meeting are…') is possible but less common.

常見錯誤

❌The meeting was angry.' (ambiguous — could mean the event was angry).
✅The members of the meeting were angry.
💡to refer to individuals rather than the group.

4. A sports competition where teams or individuals compete against each other, espe

4.名詞B1
釋義

比賽；賽事

體育競賽（尤指賽馬或田徑）

A sports competition where teams or individuals compete against each other, especially in horse racing or athletics.

例句

The next horse meeting at the racetrack starts in two weeks.

賽馬場的下一場賽事兩週後開始。

horse meeting — specific sport collocation

Our school won first place at the swimming meeting last Saturday.

我們學校在上週六的游泳比賽中贏得了第一名。

[sport] + meeting — competition type

同義詞
  • competition

    more general term; can apply to any contest, not just sports

  • tournament

    a series of matches with elimination rounds, larger scale than a single meeting

  • meet

    American English equivalent, especially for track and field

文法句型

[type of sport] + meeting

用法筆記

Primarily British English. In American English, 'meet' (noun) is more common for athletics competitions (e.g., 'a track meet'). For horse racing, 'race meeting' or simply 'meeting' is standard in both British and Australian English.

常見錯誤

❌I have a sports meeting at 3 PM.' (American speakers may misunderstand as a planning meeting about sports).
✅I have a sports meet at 3 PM.
💡in American English, use 'meet' instead of 'meeting' for competitions.