moratorium
- IPA[ˌmôrəˈtôrēəm]
美式
- a temporary prohibition of an activity;a legal authorization to debtors to postpone payment
noun: moratorium, plural noun: moratoria
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a temporary prohibition of an activity an indefinite moratorium on the use of drift nets
- ▪ a legal authorization to debtors to postpone payment the debt was to be subject to a five-year moratorium
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- IPA[ˌmɒrəˈtɔːrɪəm]
英式
- a temporary prohibition of an activity: a moratorium on the use of drift nets
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