- (especially North American English)
a short period of time between the parts of a play, film, etc. （戲劇、電影等的）幕間休息，中間休息 Coffee was served during the intermission. 幕間休息時有咖啡供應。 - (North American English)
After intermission, the second band played. 幕間休息後第二支樂隊開始演奏。
a period of time during which something stops before continuing again 間歇；暫停
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin intermissio(n-), from the verb intermittere, from inter- ‘between’ + mittere ‘let go’.