intermission
noun /ˌɪntəˈmɪʃn/
/ˌɪntərˈmɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable]- (especially North American English) a short period of time between the parts of a play, film, etc.
（戏剧、电影等的）幕间休息，中间休息 - Coffee was served during the intermission.
幕间休息时有咖啡供应。 - (North American English) After intermission, the second band played.
幕间休息后第二支乐队开始演奏。
- Coffee was served during the intermission.
- a period of time during which something stops before continuing again
间歇；暂停 - This state of affairs lasted without intermission for a hundred years.
这种局面从未间断地持续了一百年。
- This state of affairs lasted without intermission for a hundred years.
词源late Middle English: from Latin intermissio(n-), from the verb intermittere, from inter- ‘between’ + mittere ‘let go’.