英语词典 · 单词释义
adjourn
英 [ə'dʒɜːn] 美 [ə'dʒɝn]
这里集中整理“adjourn”的音标、翻译、词源、例句和近反义词,方便快速确认词义并顺手做词汇积累。
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词义详解
翻译 · 词源 · 例句- vi. 休会;延期;换地方
- vt. 推迟;使…中止;使…延期
延伸内容
词源 · 例句 · 用法词态变化
第三人称单数: adjourns;过去式: adjourned;过去分词: adjourned;现在分词: adjourning;名词: adjournment;
中文词源
adjourn 推迟
前缀ad-, 去,往。词根journ, 天,见journal,日志。推迟一天,或很多天。
英文词源
- adjourn
- adjourn: [14] Adjourn originally meant ‘appoint a day for’, but over the centuries, such is human nature, it has come to be used for postponing, deferring, or suspending. It originated in the Old French phrase à jour nomé ‘to an appointed day’, from which the Old French verb ajourner derived. Jour ‘day’ came from late Latin diurnum, a noun formed from the adjective diurnus ‘daily’, which in turn was based on the noun diēs ‘day’.
=> diary, journal - adjourn (v.)
- early 14c., ajournen, "assign a day" (for convening or reconvening), from Old French ajourner (12c.) "meet" (at an appointed time), from the phrase à jorn "to a stated day" (à "to" + journ "day," from Latin diurnus "daily;" see diurnal).
The sense is to set a date for a re-meeting. Meaning "to close a meeting" (with or without intention to reconvene) is from early 15c. Meaning "to go in a body to another place" (1640s) is colloquial. The -d- was added 16c. but is unwarranted, as the compound is not from Latin. Related: Adjourned; adjourning.
双语例句
- 1. The motion to adjourn was carried.
- 休会的提议通过了.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 2. I am afraid the court may not adjourn until three or even later.
- 我担心法庭要到3点或更晚时才会休庭。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Why don't we adjourn to the local hostelry?
- 我们怎麽不搬到本地旅馆去住 呢 ?
来自辞典例句
- 4. Let's adjourn until tomorrow.
- 咱们休会,明天继续进行.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The motion that the House do now adjourn is moved by a member of the Government.
- 议院休会的动议由政府某一成员提出.
来自辞典例句
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