prorogue
动词 v.
英 /pɹə(ʊ)ˈɹəʊɡ/
美 /pɹoʊˈɹoʊɡ/
英文释义
动词 v.
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To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session.
— On 9 September, when Parliament was prorogued until 14 October [later reversed by the Supreme Court], spelling the end of 12 pieces of legislation, it emerged that the High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill was one of only three bills which will be carried over into the new parliamentary session.
- To defer.
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To prolong or extend.
— Mirth[…]prorogues life, whets the wit, makes the body young, lively, and fit for any manner of employment.
词源
From Old French proroger, proroguer, from Latin prōrogō (“prolong, defer”).
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