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surcease是什么意思

surcease

英 [sɜː'siːs] 美
  • vt. 使……停止;使……中止
  • vi. 停止;中止
  • n. 停止

英文词源


surcease (v.)
early 15c., "cease from an action, desist," from Anglo-French surseser, Old French sursis, past participle of surseoir "to refrain, delay," from Latin supersedere "forbear, refrain or desist from" (see supersede). The English spelling with -c- was influenced by the unrelated verb cease. As a noun from 1580s.

双语例句


1. Was coming home to Tara to mean, not blessed surcease, but only more loads to carry?
难道回到塔拉并不意味着幸福的休息, 反而是更重的负担 吗 ?

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