- (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。
a period of time during which something stops before continuing again 间歇；暂停
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin intermissio(n-), from the verb intermittere, from inter- ‘between’ + mittere ‘let go’.