A round-table discussion (or round-table meeting, round-table talks) is one where everyone is meant to speak as equals. The picture behind the words is a table with no head: on a round table, no one sits in the boss’s chair, so the shape itself says ‘we are on the same level’. In real life the table may not be round at all — we still say round-table for the equal-talk idea.

A round-table discussion一場 round-table discussion——or或 round-table meeting、round-table talks——is one where就是那種場合：everyone每個人 is meant to speak都應該發言，as equals彼此平等。behind the words這幾個字背後 The picture的畫面 is是 a table with no head一張沒有主位的桌子：on a round table在圓桌上，no one沒有人 sits in the boss’s chair坐在老闆的位子，so所以 the shape itself形狀本身 says就在說 ‘we are on the same level’「我們是同一個層級」。In real life現實中 the table桌子 may not be round at all可能根本不是圓的——we我們 still還是 say round-table用 round-table for the equal-talk idea來說「平等對談」這個意思。

You hear it in news, politics, and fairly formal office English: a round-table on school hours, a round-table with union leaders. It feels a little official and a little hopeful; though actually the powerful people in the room often still talk more, and the name does not magically make the meeting fair.

You你 in news, politics, and fairly formal office English會在新聞、政治和相當正式的辦公室英文裡 hear it聽到它：a round-table on school hours談上課時數的圓桌會、a round-table with union leaders和工會領袖的圓桌會。It它 feels感覺 a little official有點官方、a little hopeful有點懷抱希望；though actually不過其實 in the room房間裡 the powerful people有權力的人 often still往往還是 talk more講得比較多，and the name這個名字 does not magically make並不會神奇地讓 the meeting fair會議變公平。

The noun a round table is the event itself. The old story of King Arthur’s Round Table helped make the picture famous, but today’s round-table is just a meeting format, not knights. As an adjective before a noun it is usually hyphenated.

The noun名詞 a round table is就是 the event itself那場活動本身。King Arthur’s Round Table亞瑟王圓桌 The old story of的老故事 helped make the picture famous幫這個畫面出了名，but但 today’s round-table今天的 round-table is just只是 a meeting format一種開會形式，not knights不是騎士。As an adjective當形容詞 before a noun放在名詞前時，it它 is usually hyphenated通常加連字號。