每日一字: Session

字義：
A period of time that is spent doing a particular actctivity; a formal meeting or series of meetings of a court of law, a parliament, etc.; a period of time when such meetings are held.
一場、一節；一段時間；(法庭、會議等的)會期。

MUN conferences are time consuming. Often the topic area of discussion is complicated and hard to solve or reach an agreement. For delegates to keep their minds sharp and clear, a MUN conference is divided into several sessions, each taking about three hours. One session can be seen as a time unit for a conference period. After continual sessions of discussion on the committee topic, delegates will have heard from all viewpoints the different dimensions of the issue. WorldMUN usually holds six sessions in each committee.
模聯會議是漫長的，因為討論的議題常常是複雜難以解決或是達成共識，也因此會議會持續一段相當長的時間。為了要讓與會代表們維持思緒敏銳和清晰，一個模聯會議通常會分成數節會期，而每一節大約三小時。一節可相當於模聯會議時間單位。代表們透過接連的會期討論、聽取各方見解，能夠更全面的檢視委員會議題全貌。世界模擬聯合國會議中，每個委員會通常排有六節會期。

衍生:
rap session [N.] 專題討論會
summer session [N.] 暑期班
plenary session [N.] 全體出席的會議

例句：
The next session will start at 14:00. If we want to have further discussion on the security problem before the session starts, we will have to finish our lunch before 13:00.
下一節會期14:00開始。如果我們想要在下一節前利用空檔更深入討論國家安全問題，我們就必須要在13:00以前吃完我們的午餐。

The COMEMUN program I participated in was made up of 4 three-hour sessions.
我之前參加的COMEMUN會議有4節會期，每節三小時。

When will the conference be in session?
模聯會議現正進行中。/ 會議何時開始?

The Security Council met in closed session.
安理會舉行了秘密會議。