adjourn
英[?'d???n]
美[?'d??n]
- vi. 休會；延期；換地方
- vt. 推遲；使…中止；使…延期
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?adjourns;過去式:?adjourned;過去分詞:?adjourned;現在分詞:?adjourning;名詞:?adjournment;
中文詞源
adjourn 推遲
前綴ad-, 去，往。詞根journ, 天，見journal,日志。推遲一天，或很多天。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The motion to adjourn was carried.
- 休會的提議通過了.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 2. I am afraid the court may not adjourn until three or even later.
- 我擔心法庭要到3點或更晚時才會休庭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Why don't we adjourn to the local hostelry?
- 我們怎麼不搬到本地旅館去住 呢 ?
來自辭典例句
- 4. Let's adjourn until tomorrow.
- 咱們休會,明天繼續進行.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The motion that the House do now adjourn is moved by a member of the Government.
- 議院休會的動議由政府某一成員提出.
來自辭典例句