| 释义 |
moratorium/mɒrəˈtɔ:riəm/n. (pl. moratoriums or moratoria /-riə/) 1 (often foll. by 常后跟 on) a temporary prohibition or suspension (of an activity) (活动的)延缓；暂停 2a a legal authorization to debtors to postpone payment 延缓偿付权 b the period of this postponement 延缓偿付期 [modern Latin, neut. of Late Latin moratorius ‘delaying’, from Latin morari morat- ‘to delay’, from mora ‘delay’] |