adjourn: [14] Adjourn originally meant ‘appoint a day for’, but over the centuries, such is human nature, it has come to be used for postponing, deferring, or suspending. It originated in the Old French phrase à jour nomé ‘to an appointed day’, from which the Old French verb ajourner derived. Jour ‘day’ came from late Latin diurnum, a noun formed from the adjective diurnus ‘daily’, which in turn was based on the noun diēs ‘day’. => diary, journal
adjourn (v.)
early 14c., ajournen, "assign a day" (for convening or reconvening), from Old French ajourner (12c.) "meet" (at an appointed time), from the phrase à jorn "to a stated day" (à "to" + journ "day," from Latin diurnus "daily;" see diurnal).
The sense is to set a date for a re-meeting. Meaning "to close a meeting" (with or without intention to reconvene) is from early 15c. Meaning "to go in a body to another place" (1640s) is colloquial. The -d- was added 16c. but is unwarranted, as the compound is not from Latin. Related: Adjourned; adjourning.
实用例句
1. The motion to adjourn was carried.
休会的提议通过了.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
2. I am afraid the court may not adjourn until three or even later.
我担心法庭要到3点或更晚时才会休庭。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Why don't we adjourn to the local hostelry?
我们怎麽不搬到本地旅馆去住 呢 ?
来自辞典例句
4. Let's adjourn until tomorrow.
咱们休会,明天继续进行.
来自辞典例句
5. The motion that the House do now adjourn is moved by a member of the Government.
