desistance

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act or state of desisting; cessation. countable,rare,uncountable
    — If the writings now sent be seriously perused concerning the common defence, besieging of Bantam, their desistance from the trade of Moluccas, Amboyna, and Banda, their complaints against Declell, and answers to the writings of the Dutch, are confident that the advantage will not appear so great.

词形变化

desistances plural

词源

Etymology tree
English desist
Latin -iader.
Old French -ancebor.
Middle English -aunce
English -ance
English desistance
From desist + -ance.
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