intermission

noun

/ˌɪntəˈmɪʃn/

/ˌɪntərˈmɪʃn/

[countable, uncountable]

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(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。
This meaning is only [U] in North American English.Topics Film and theatrec2
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。

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin intermissio(n-), from the verb intermittere, from inter- ‘between’ + mittere ‘let go’.