open forum
open forum — 名詞
1. a space owned by the government where members of the public are free to gather a
公開論壇
政府開放供公眾表達意見的公有空間
a space owned by the government where members of the public are free to gather and express their views on any topic
Hana spoke about housing costs at the open forum held in the city hall lobby.
Hana 在市府大廳舉辦的公開論壇上談論住房成本問題。
open forum held in [location]
Cyrus organised an open forum in the public square to discuss the new school policy.
Cyrus 在公共廣場組織了一場公開論壇,討論新的學校政策。
organise + open forum collocation
The university turned its main courtyard into an open forum for the debate.
該大學將主庭院變成公開論壇,供辯論使用。
Baraka and his neighbours used the open forum at the community centre to raise concerns.
Baraka 和鄰居們利用社區中心的公開論壇提出擔憂。
Lisa addressed the crowd at an open forum on the steps of the state courthouse.
Lisa 在州法院臺階上的公開論壇向群眾發表演說。
- public forum
nearly identical in meaning; 'open forum' emphasises unrestricted access for any topic
- town hall
an informal gathering where officials hear from community members, not necessarily on government-owned land
- closed session
a meeting not open to the public
- private meeting
restricted to invited participants only