confab
noun /ˈkɒnfæb/
/ˈkɑːnfæb/
(informal)- an informal private discussion or conversation
私人谈话；闲谈 - We called a family confab.
我们召集了一次家庭会议。
- We called a family confab.
- (North American English) a meeting or conference of the members of a profession or group
（行业或团体）会议 - the annual movie confab in Cannes
在戛纳举行的电影年会
- the annual movie confab in Cannes
词源early 18th cent.: abbreviation of confabulation, from Latin confabulat- ‘chatted together’, from the verb confabulari, from con- ‘together’ + fabulari (from fabula ‘fable’).