ar·mi·stice
noun/ˈɑːmɪstɪs/
/ˈɑːrmɪstɪs/
[singular]- a formal agreement during a war to stop fighting and discuss making peace
synonym ceasefire休战;停战;休战条约;停战协定 - The armistice was signed on 4 December.
停战协定于 12 月 4 日签署。
WordfinderTopics War and conflictc2- agreement
- armistice
- ceasefire
- disengage
- negotiate
- peace
- reparations
- surrender
- treaty
- truce
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + armistice- ask for
- call for
- seek
- …
- armistice with
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French, or from modern Latin armistitium, from arma ‘armour, arms’ + -stitium ‘stoppage’. - The armistice was signed on 4 December.