interlude
/ˈɪntəluːd/noun
1
- an intervening period of time; an interval间歇, 空闲; 间隙, 空隙：
enjoying a lunchtime interlude.
享受午餐时的一段空闲。
1.1
- a pause between the acts of a play（戏剧的）幕间暂停, 幕间休息。
2
- a thing occurring or done during an interval插曲, 间歇时发生（或插入）的事情。
2.1
- something performed during a theatre interval（戏剧的）幕间节目, 幕间表演：
an orchestral interlude.
管弦乐队的幕间表演。
2.2
- a piece of music played between other pieces or between the verses of a hymn插曲。
2.3
- a temporary amusement or source of entertainment that contrasts with what goes before or after（与前后发生事件不同的）一时的消遣, 短暂的欢乐：
the romantic interlude withered rapidly once he was back in town.
一旦他回到城里, 这短暂的浪漫经历就会旋即烟消云散。
词源
Middle English (originally denoting a light dramatic entertainment)： from medieval Latin interludium, from inter- 'between' + ludus 'play'.