A gabfest is a time when people talk and talk — a long chat, a meeting that turns into chatter, a gathering whose main work is conversation. It is informal American English, and it usually smiles a little: nobody is calling it a grave conference.

A gabfest閒聊大會 is a time when people talk and talk是大家一直聊一直聊的時候 — a long chat一場長聊, a meeting that turns into chatter一場變成閒聊的會議, a gathering whose main work is conversation一個主要工作就是聊天的聚會. It is informal American English這是美式口語, and而且 it usually smiles a little通常帶點笑意: nobody is calling it a grave conference沒人會把它叫作嚴肅的會議.

Newspapers sometimes call a political talk show or a long meeting a gabfest, as if a lot was said and not much was decided. The second half, -fest, means a lot of that thing, like a festival of talking.

Newspapers報紙 sometimes call有時候會把 a political talk show or a long meeting政治談話節目或冗長的會議 a gabfest叫作gabfest, as if a lot was said好像講了很多話 and not much was decided但沒決定什麼事. The second half後半段, -fest就是-fest, means a lot of that thing意思是那件事很多, like a festival of talking就像一場聊天的節慶.

Though actually, fest here is the English use of a German word Fest (festival), which itself goes back to Latin festum. So gabfest is gab plus that ending, not an old English root that always meant 'meeting'.

The second half後半段, -fest就是-fest, means a lot of that thing意思是那件事很多, like a festival of talking就像一場聊天的節慶. Though actually不過其實, fest here這裡的fest is the English use是英文借用了 of a German word Fest德文的Fest這個字 (festival也就是節慶), which itself goes back to Latin festum而這個字本身又可以追溯到拉丁文festum. So所以, gabfest就是 is gab plus that ending是gab加上那個字尾, not an old English root而不是一個老英文詞根 that always meant 'meeting'一直都是「聚會」的意思.

It is not the right word for a formal conference in an essay; there you would say meeting or long discussion.

So所以, gabfest就是 is gab plus that ending是gab加上那個字尾, not an old English root而不是一個老英文詞根 that always meant 'meeting'一直都是「聚會」的意思. It is not the right word它不是合適的字 for a formal conference in an essay用在文章裡指正式會議的時候; there在那種場合 you would say你會說 meeting會議 or或 long discussion冗長的討論.