1560s, "break or opening in a material object," from Latin hiatus "opening, aperture, rupture, gap," from past participle stem of hiare "to gape, stand open" (see yawn (v.)). Sense of "gap or interruption in events, etc." is first recorded 1610s.
实用例句
1. Diplomatic efforts to reach a settlement resume today after a two-week hiatus.
为寻求解决方案而进行的外交谈判在中断了两周之后于今天重新开始。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The company expects to resume production of the vehicle again after a two - month hiatus.
公司希望在两个月的中断之后能重新开始车辆的生产.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. There was a hiatus in his acting life.
他的演艺生涯曾一度中断。
来自辞典例句
4. This hiatus in American science lasted about four years.
就美国科学界来说,这段停滞时期持续了四年左右.
来自辞典例句
5. The hiatus in sedimentation is filled in progressively from below.
