mid-15c., cessacyoun "interruption, abdication," from Latin cessationem (nominative cessatio) "a delaying, ceasing, tarrying," noun of action from past participle stem of cessare "delay" (see cease (n.)).
双语例句
1. Mexico called for an immediate cessation of hostilities.
墨西哥要求立即停止敌对行动。
来自《权威词典》
2. The money saved from the cessation of the road project will be invested in public transport.
停止筑路项目省下的资金将投入公共交通.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. He would not agree to a cessation of hostilities.
他不会同意结束敌对状态。
来自辞典例句
4. Removal of the inducer results in immidiate cessation of enzyme synthesis.
除去诱导物就会立即终止酶的合成.
来自辞典例句
5. There was no cessation, but the regular moment's pause, in the utterance of these sounds.