cessation
noun /seˈseɪʃn/
/seˈseɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- the stopping of something; a break in something
停止;终止;中断;暂停 - Mexico called for an immediate cessation of hostilities.
墨西哥要求立即停止敌对行动。
词源late Middle English: from Latin cessatio(n-), from cessare ‘cease’. - Mexico called for an immediate cessation of hostilities.