interval: [13] The val- of interval represents Latin vallum ‘rampart’ (source of English wall) – so etymologically the word means ‘space between ramparts’. That was the original sense of its Latin ancestor, intervallum, but already in the classical period the metaphorical ‘gap in time, pause’ was developing. => wall
interval (n.)
early 14c., from Old French intervalle (14c.), earlier entreval (13c.), from Late Latin intervallum "space, interval, distance," originally "space between palisades or ramparts," from inter "between" (see inter-) + vallum "rampart" (see wall (n.)). Metaphoric sense of "gap in time" was present in Latin.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The ferry service has restarted after an interval of 12 years.
時(shí)隔12年之后，輪渡服務(wù)又重新開(kāi)通了。
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2. The goal that decided the match came just before the interval.
決定本場(chǎng)比賽結(jié)果的進(jìn)球是在中場(chǎng)休息前一刻打入的。
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3. England were two goals behind at the interval.
中場(chǎng)休息時(shí)英格蘭隊(duì)落后兩球。
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4. During the interval, wine was served.
幕間休息時(shí)有葡萄酒供應(yīng)。
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5. The interval between major earthquakes might be 200 years.