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单词 moratorium
释义 mor·a·to·ri·um
\ˌmȯrəˈtōrēəm, ˌmär-, -tȯr-\ noun
(plural moratoriums \-mz\ ; or moratoria \-ēə\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, neuter of moratorius dilatory, retarding
1.
 a. : a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt
  < asked the legislature for a moratorium of one year on farm mortgage payments >
 b. : waiting period set by some authority : a delay officially required or granted
  < usually there was at least one day's moratorium on news coming out of such background briefings — Douglass Cater >
  — compare indulgence 3c
2. : a suspension of activity : a temporary ban on the use or production of something
 < so thorough was the moratorium on brains that nobody in power dared do any primary thinking — J.R.Chamberlain >
 < a moratorium on new systems — C.W.Thornthwaite >
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