每日一词:armistice(转自 韦氏词典)
原文链接 原文链接 Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for November 11, 2019 is: armistice • \AHR-muh-stus\ • noun : temporary stopping of open acts of warfare by agreement between the opponents : truce Examples: The Korean War ended with an armistice signed in July of 1953, though a permanent peace accord was never reached. “[Ralph] Bunche, a Howard University professor, was an African-American scholar and diplomat who achieved prominence in 1949 after negotiating armistice agreements between Israel and four Arab states, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.” — Richard Freedman, The Vallejo (California) Times-Herald , 24 Sept. 2019 Did you know? Armistice descends from Latin sistere , meaning “to come to a stand” or “to cause to stand or stop,” combined with arma , meaning “weapons.” An armistice, therefore, is literally a cessation of arms. Armistice Day is the name that was given to the holiday celebrated in the United States on November 11 before it was r...









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