surseance

发音

UK /ˈsɜːsiəns/
US /ˈsɜɹsiəns/

词形变化

surseances 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    peace (state of not fighting) or quiet (silence, or calmness)

    废旧
  2. 1.

    The phase of reaching an agreement with the creditors of a bankrupt company.

    可数 不可数 法律

词源

From Middle English *surseance (not found), from Old French surseance (“suspicion; delay”), from surseoir (“to delay”), from supersedo. More at surcease.

来源:wiktionary