hiatus
英 [haɪ'eɪtəs]
美[haɪ'etəs]
- n. 裂缝，空隙；脱漏部分
词态变化
复数: hiatus; hiatuses;
助记提示
1. PIE base *ghai- / *ghi- "yawn, gape" => chasm (from Greek khaskein / khainein "yawn, gape").
2. PIE base *ghai- / *ghi- "yawn, gape" => hiatus (from Latin hiare "yawn, gape").
3. PIE base *ghai- / *ghi- "yawn, gape" => gap, gape, yawn.
4. hiatus, past participle of hiare.
2. PIE base *ghai- / *ghi- "yawn, gape" => hiatus (from Latin hiare "yawn, gape").
3. PIE base *ghai- / *ghi- "yawn, gape" => gap, gape, yawn.
4. hiatus, past participle of hiare.
中文词源
hiatus 间隔，空隙
来自拉丁语hiere,张口，呵气，来自PIE*ghai,呵气，词源同gas,chaos,gap.引申词义张开的嘴，间隔，空隙。
英文词源
- hiatus
- hiatus: see yawn
- hiatus (n.)
- 1560s, "break or opening in a material object," from Latin hiatus "opening, aperture, rupture, gap," from past participle stem of hiare "to gape, stand open" (see yawn (v.)). Sense of "gap or interruption in events, etc." is first recorded 1610s.
双语例句
- 1. Diplomatic efforts to reach a settlement resume today after a two-week hiatus.
- 为寻求解决方案而进行的外交谈判在中断了两周之后于今天重新开始。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The company expects to resume production of the vehicle again after a two - month hiatus.
- 公司希望在两个月的中断之后能重新开始车辆的生产.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. There was a hiatus in his acting life.
- 他的演艺生涯曾一度中断。
来自辞典例句
- 4. This hiatus in American science lasted about four years.
- 就美国科学界来说,这段停滞时期持续了四年左右.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The hiatus in sedimentation is filled in progressively from below.
- 沉积间断面是从下边逐渐填满的.
来自辞典例句