prorogation

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /pɹəʊɹəˈɡeɪʃn̩/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Causing something to last longer or remain in effect longer; prolongation, continuance. countable,uncountable
  2. The action of proroguing an assembly, especially a parliament; discontinuance of meetings for a given period of time, without dissolution. countable,uncountable
    — There were extraordinary scenes of chaos and anger in the House of Commons overnight as opposition MPs staged a protest against the suspension of parliament for five weeks – a prorogation that the Speaker of the House said represented “an act of executive fiat”.
  3. The period of such a discontinuance between two sessions of a legislative body. countable,uncountable
  4. Deferral to a later time; postponement. archaic,countable,uncountable

词形变化

prorogations plural

词汇关系

近义词
hold-up
相关词
prorogue suspension

词源

From Anglo-Norman prorogation, Middle French prorogation, and their source, Latin prōrogātiō (“extension, postponement”).
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