| 单词 | resumption |
| 释义 | resumption (once / 3030 pages) n Resumption is what you're doing when you resume, or start from the point where you left off. If your little sister has been bothering you, then goes out to play, you can expect peace for an hour, then a resumption of the annoyance when she returns. Like the word resume, resumption has roots in the Latin prefix re- meaning "again" and sumere meaning to "take up." Combine these two root words: "to take up again" and you get the meaning of the word. If warring nations stop fighting in an attempt to negotiate a peace settlement, you can expect a resumption of hostilities between them if the negotiations fail. WORD FAMILYresumption: resumptions+/resume: resumed, resumes, resuming, resumption USAGE EXAMPLESThe resolution also welcomed plans for the talks in Kazakhstan before a resumption of U.N.-brokered talks in Geneva in February. Reuters(Dec 31, 2016) “The United States looks forward to the resumption of talks between the regime and opposition groups as soon as possible,” said the official. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) Embassy to Jerusalem, a disputed city, and naming an ambassador who supports Israeli settlements likely to block any resumption of the peace process. Los Angeles Times(Dec 23, 2016) n beginning again Syn|Hyper recommencement beginning, commencement, start the act of starting something |
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