hiatus

hiatus

英 [haɪ'eɪtəs]
　　美 [haɪ'etəs]

n. 裂縫，空隙；脫漏部分

中文詞源：

hiatus 間隔，空隙

來自拉丁語hiere,張口，呵氣，來自PIE*ghai,呵氣，詞源同gas,chaos,gap.引申詞義張開的嘴，間隔，空隙。

例句：

1. Diplomatic efforts to reach a settlement resume today after a two-week hiatus.
為尋求解決方案而進行的外交談判在中斷瞭兩周之後於今天重新開始。

2. The company expects to resume production of the vehicle again after a two - month hiatus.
公司希望在兩個月的中斷之後能重新開始車輛的生產.

3. There was a hiatus in his acting life.
他的演藝生涯曾一度中斷。

4. This hiatus in American science lasted about four years.
就美國科學界來說,這段停滯時期持續瞭四年左右.

5. The hiatus in sedimentation is filled in progressively from below.
沉積間斷面是從下邊逐漸填滿的.