moratorium
美音:
[´mɔ:rə´tɔ:rıəm
]英音:
[´mɔ:rə´tɔ:rıəm
]n.延期偿付,延期偿付期间
难易程度:
moratorium为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词复数:moratoriums
moratorium
/,mɒrə'tɔ:rɪəm; [US] ,mɔ:r-; ,mɔrə`tɔrɪəm/
n (pl ~s)
1 ~ (on sth) temporary stopping of an activity, esp by official agreement 暂停, 中止(尤指经官方同意者)
*declare a moratorium on arms sales 宣布暂停出售武器.
2 legal authorization to delay payment of a debt 延期偿付权.
moratorium
npluralmoratoriumsormoratoria [C usually singular]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Modern Latin;Origin:Late Latin moratorius 'delaying', from Latin morari 'to delay']
an official stopping of an activity for a period of time
moratorium on
a moratorium on nuclear testing
a law or an agreement that gives people more time to pay their debts
a two-year moratorium on interest payments