forum

n. 论坛，讨论会；法庭；公开讨论的广场

中文词源

forum 论坛

来自PIE*dhwer, 门，词源同door, foreign. 原指古罗马时期的门外广场，用于市场，集会，审判，公共演讲等多种用途。

forum: forum: [15] Originally Latin forum denoted an ‘out-of-doors place’ – it was related to forīs ‘outof- doors, outside’ and to forēs ‘door’, a distant cousin of English door. It came to be used for any outdoor open space or public place, and in particular for a market place (the most famous of which was the one in Rome, where public assemblies, tribunals, etc were held). Other English words from the same source are foreign, forest, and forensic ‘of legal proceedings’ [17] (from Latin forēnsis ‘of a forum as a place of public discussion’).
=> door, foreign, forensic, forest
forum (n.): mid-15c., "place of assembly in ancient Rome," from Latin forum "marketplace, open space, public place," apparently akin to foris, foras "out of doors, outside," from PIE root *dhwer- "door, doorway" (see door). Sense of "assembly, place for public discussion" first recorded 1680s.

1. door => forum.2. Originally Latin forum denoted an 'out-of-doors place'.3. door => forum => foreign, forensic, forest.

2. This is the only forum where East and West can get together.: 这是东西方可以聚首的唯一论坛。

3. Television is now an important forum for political debate.: 电视已成了政治辩论的重要擂台。