moratorium

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n. 延期偿付, 暂停 [法] 延期偿付, 延缓履行, 延期偿还期

发音

UK /ˌmɒ.ɹəˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əm/
UK /ˌmɔː.ɹəˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əm/
AU
US /ˌmɔ.ɹəˈtɔ.ɹi.əm/

词形变化

moratoria moratoriums 复数 moratoriums moratoria 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments.

    法律
  2. 2.

    A suspension of an ongoing activity.

    暂停

    中止

    停止

    Canada may put a moratorium on cloning for research.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 7

wait hold delay suspension postponement abeyance time lag

词源

New Latin from Late Latin morātōrium, noun use of the neuter of morātōrius (“moratory, delaying”), from Latin moror (“to delay”), from mora (“delay”), from Proto-Indo-European *mere (“to delay, hinder”). See also moratory.

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