surcease

n. 停止 v. 中止, 停止

发音

UK /səˈsiːs/
UK /ˈsɜːˌsiːs/
US /ˈsɝˌsis/
US /səɹˈsis/

词形变化

surceases 复数 surceases surceased surceases 三单 surceasing surceasing 现在分词 surceased 过去式 surceased 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Cessation; stop, stopping; end. Respite, intermission.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To come to an end; to desist.

    不及物

    1899, Zénaïde A. Ragozin, Frithjof, The Viking of Norway in Frithjof, The Viking of Norway and Roland, The Paladin of France, Tales of the Heroic Ages, New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, Chapter 9, p. 67, And instantly the storm surceases, the heavens clear, the sun comes forth in splendour, as a king entering the audience-hall, and sheds the glory of his presence over ship and sea and land.

  2. 2.

    To bring to an end.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

cessation

上位词 2

stop halt

下位词 2

separation legal separation

词源

From Anglo-Norman surseser, from Old French sursis, past participle of surseoir, from Latin supersedēre. Spelling later influenced by association with unrelated cease, which likely also influenced the meaning. Related to supersede.

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