1887, "special group-study class for advanced students," from German Seminar "group of students working with a professor," from Latin seminarium "breeding ground, plant nursery" (see seminary). Sense of "meeting for discussion of a subject" first recorded 1944.
例文
1. Seminar topics are chosen for their accessibility to a general audience.
ワークショップの内容は、一般の聴衆が理解しやすいことを根拠に選択されています。
2.By the way,how did your seminar go?
ところで、あなたのセミナーはどうでしたか?
3.The seminar aims to provide an overview on new media publishing.
シンポジウムは、新興メディア出版を総覧することを目的としている。
4.While it will be fun,the seminar also promises to be most instructive.
今回のセミナーは面白いだけでなく、啓発的な意味を持つ可能性があります。
5.The economics,history and political science departments organized an interdisciplinary seminar on Southeast Asia.